diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/heat_exchange/he_pipes.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/heat_exchange/he_pipes.dm
index bd2ca07134..5fdedd5be7 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/heat_exchange/he_pipes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/pipes/heat_exchange/he_pipes.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/pipe/heat_exchanging
 	level = 2
-	var/minimum_temperature_difference = 20
+	var/minimum_temperature_difference = 0.01
 	var/thermal_conductivity = WINDOW_HEAT_TRANSFER_COEFFICIENT
 	color = "#404040"
 	buckle_lying = 1