diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
index 6efc9eab12..52307262ff 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/number/movedelay/walk_delay
 
+/datum/config_entry/number/movedelay/sprint_speed_increase
+	config_entry_value = 1
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////Outdated move delay
 /datum/config_entry/number/outdated_movedelay
 	deprecated_by = /datum/config_entry/keyed_list/multiplicative_movespeed