diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm
index b1468a65c4..43e014061c 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(research)
 	//[88nodes * 5000points/node] / [1.5hr * 90min/hr * 60s/min]
 	//Around 450000 points max???
 
-	var/bomb_research_point_scaling = 1800
-
 /datum/controller/subsystem/research/Initialize()
 	initialize_all_techweb_designs()
 	initialize_all_techweb_nodes()
diff --git a/code/modules/research/server.dm b/code/modules/research/server.dm
index b0fc0d8c9f..833bcfaeae 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/server.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/server.dm
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/rnd/server/proc/mine()
 	. = base_mining_income
-	var/penalty = max((get_env_temp() - temp_tolerance_low), 0) / temp_penalty_coefficient
+	var/penalty = max((get_env_temp() - temp_tolerance_high), 0) * temp_penalty_coefficient
 	. = max(. - penalty, 0)
 
 /obj/machinery/rnd/server/proc/get_env_temp()