diff --git a/code/datums/looping_sounds/machinery_sounds.dm b/code/datums/looping_sounds/machinery_sounds.dm
index 562311180d..b84133faf7 100644
--- a/code/datums/looping_sounds/machinery_sounds.dm
+++ b/code/datums/looping_sounds/machinery_sounds.dm
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	mid_sounds = list('sound/machines/fryer/deep_fryer_1.ogg' = 1, 'sound/machines/fryer/deep_fryer_2.ogg' = 1)
 	mid_length = 2
 	end_sound = 'sound/machines/fryer/deep_fryer_emerge.ogg'
-	volume = 25
+	volume = 15
 
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