diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/mobs/slowdowns.dm b/code/__DEFINES/mobs/slowdowns.dm
index 2d858e9509..4d9b4a0259 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/mobs/slowdowns.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/mobs/slowdowns.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// How much someone is slowed from fireman carrying a human
 #define FIREMAN_CARRY_SLOWDOWN 0
 /// How much someone is slowed by piggybacking a human
-#define PIGGYBACK_CARRY_SLOWDOWN 1
+#define PIGGYBACK_CARRY_SLOWDOWN 0
 /// slowdown when in softcrit. Note that crawling slowdown will also apply at the same time!
 #define SOFTCRIT_ADD_SLOWDOWN 2
 /// slowdown when crawling
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 4421c383e6..4166069833 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
 				if(target.incapacitated(FALSE, TRUE) || incapacitated(FALSE, TRUE))
 					target.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[target] can't hang onto [src]!</span>")
 					return
-				buckle_mob(target, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, 0, 2, FALSE)
+				buckle_mob(target, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, 1, 2, FALSE)
 		else
 			visible_message("<span class='warning'>[target] fails to climb onto [src]!</span>")
 	else