diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 7265eef1b5..7fe00c4f4c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 				to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You gently let go of [throwable_mob].</span>")
 				return
 
-			adjustStaminaLossBuffered(STAM_COST_THROW_MOB * (throwable_mob.mob_size+1))// throwing an entire person shall be very tiring
+			adjustStaminaLossBuffered(STAM_COST_THROW_MOB * ((throwable_mob.mob_size+1)**2))// throwing an entire person shall be very tiring
 			var/turf/start_T = get_turf(loc) //Get the start and target tile for the descriptors
 			var/turf/end_T = get_turf(target)
 			if(start_T && end_T)