diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm b/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
index 9142996693..1cc90d4f29 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/mobs.dm
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 #define OFFSET_NECK "neck"
 
 //MINOR TWEAKS/MISC
-#define AGE_MIN				17	//youngest a character can be
+#define AGE_MIN				18	//youngest a character can be
 #define AGE_MAX				85	//oldest a character can be
 #define WIZARD_AGE_MIN		30	//youngest a wizard can be
 #define APPRENTICE_AGE_MIN	29	//youngest an apprentice can be