diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
index d635a4adb9..a60ec41961 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/brain_item.dm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	organ_flags = ORGAN_VITAL
 	attack_verb = list("attacked", "slapped", "whacked")
 	///The brain's organ variables are significantly more different than the other organs, with half the decay rate for balance reasons, and twice the maxHealth
-	decay_factor = STANDARD_ORGAN_DECAY	/ 2		//30 minutes of decaying to result in a fully damaged brain, since a fast decay rate would be unfun gameplay-wise
+	decay_factor = STANDARD_ORGAN_DECAY	/ 4		//30 minutes of decaying to result in a fully damaged brain, since a fast decay rate would be unfun gameplay-wise
 
 	maxHealth	= BRAIN_DAMAGE_DEATH
 	low_threshold = 45
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
 /obj/item/organ/brain/on_death()
 	if(damage <= BRAIN_DAMAGE_DEATH) //rip
 		brain_death = FALSE
+	applyOrganDamage(maxHealth * decay_factor)
 
 
 /obj/item/organ/brain/applyOrganDamage(var/d, var/maximum = maxHealth)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
index 3a64955f84..5fea801ba0 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	slot = ORGAN_SLOT_HEART
 
 	healing_factor = STANDARD_ORGAN_HEALING
-	decay_factor = 5 * STANDARD_ORGAN_DECAY		//designed to fail about 5 minutes after death
+	decay_factor = 4 * STANDARD_ORGAN_DECAY		//designed to fail about 5 minutes after death
 
 	low_threshold_passed = "<span class='info'>Prickles of pain appear then die out from within your chest...</span>"
 	high_threshold_passed = "<span class='warning'>Something inside your chest hurts, and the pain isn't subsiding. You notice yourself breathing far faster than before.</span>"