diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/chameleonproj.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/chameleonproj.dm
index 3ab826ec41..a93437c5c7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/chameleonproj.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/chameleonproj.dm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	name = ""
 	desc = ""
 	density = 0
-	var/can_move = 1
+	var/can_move = 0
 	var/obj/item/device/chameleon/master = null
 
 /obj/effect/dummy/chameleon/proc/activate(mob/M, saved_appearance, obj/item/device/chameleon/C)
@@ -126,19 +126,21 @@
 	if(isspaceturf(loc) || !direction)
 		return //No magical space movement!
 
-	if(can_move)
-		can_move = 0
+	if(can_move < world.time)
+		var/amount
 		switch(user.bodytemperature)
 			if(300 to INFINITY)
-				spawn(10) can_move = 1
+				amount = 10
 			if(295 to 300)
-				spawn(13) can_move = 1
+				amount = 13
 			if(280 to 295)
-				spawn(16) can_move = 1
+				amount = 16
 			if(260 to 280)
-				spawn(20) can_move = 1
+				amount = 20
 			else
-				spawn(25) can_move = 1
+				amount = 25
+
+		can_move = world.time + amount
 		step(src, direction)
 	return