diff --git a/code/datums/traits/negative.dm b/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
index c5217d8e4b..b19c6a71f7 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
@@ -400,3 +400,12 @@
 
 /datum/quirk/blindness/remove()
 	quirk_holder?.cure_blind(ROUNDSTART_TRAIT)
+
+/datum/quirk/coldblooded
+	name = "Cold-blooded"
+	desc = "Your body doesn't create its own internal heat, requiring external heat regulation."
+	value = -2
+	medical_record_text = "Patient is ectothermic."
+	mob_trait = TRAIT_COLDBLOODED
+	gain_text = "<span class='notice'>You feel cold-blooded.</span>"
+	lose_text = "<span class='notice'>You feel more warm-blooded.</span>"
diff --git a/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm b/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm
index d19efe486d..ab2a69e7e9 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits/neutral.dm
@@ -104,15 +104,6 @@
 	gain_text = "<span class='notice'>You desire to be hurt.</span>"
 	lose_text = "<span class='notice'>Pain has become less exciting for you.</span>"
 
-/datum/quirk/coldblooded
-	name = "Cold-blooded"
-	desc = "Your body doesn't create its own internal heat, requiring external heat regulation."
-	value = 0
-	medical_record_text = "Patient is ectothermic."
-	mob_trait = TRAIT_COLDBLOODED
-	gain_text = "<span class='notice'>You feel cold-blooded.</span>"
-	lose_text = "<span class='notice'>You feel more warm-blooded.</span>"
-
 /datum/quirk/alcohol_intolerance
 	name = "Alcohol Intolerance"
 	desc = "You take toxin damage from alcohol rather than getting drunk."