diff --git a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_bread.dm b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_bread.dm
index 68d5cb8e99..219c3dedf2 100644
--- a/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_bread.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food_and_drinks/food/snacks_bread.dm
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
 	bitesize = 2
 
 GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(frying_hardmode, TRUE)
+GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(frying_bad_chem_add_volume, TRUE)
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(frying_bad_chems, list(
 "bad_food" = 10,
 "clf3" = 2,
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(frying_bad_chems, list(
 			var/R = rand(1, GLOB.frying_bad_chems.len)
 			var/bad_chem = GLOB.frying_bad_chems[R]
 			var/bad_chem_amount = GLOB.frying_bad_chems[bad_chem]
+			if(GLOB.frying_bad_chem_add_volume)
+				reagents.maximum_volume += bad_chem_amount
 			add_reagent(bad_chem, bad_chem_amount)
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/deepfryholder/Destroy()