diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
index 52fd89e37c..f0900796c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/food_reagents.dm
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
 			"<span class='userdanger'>You're covered in boiling oil!</span>")
 			M.emote("scream")
 			playsound(M, 'sound/machines/fryer/deep_fryer_emerge.ogg', 25, TRUE)
-			var/oil_damage = (holder.chem_temp / fry_temperature) * 0.33 //Damage taken per unit
-			M.adjustFireLoss(min(35, oil_damage * reac_volume)) //Damage caps at 35
+			var/oil_damage = max((holder.chem_temp / fry_temperature) * 0.33,1) //Damage taken per unit
+			M.adjustFireLoss(oil_damage * max(reac_volume,20)) //Damage caps at 20
 	else
 		..()
 	return TRUE
@@ -866,4 +866,4 @@
 	taste_mult = 2
 	taste_description = "fizzy sweetness"
 	value = REAGENT_VALUE_COMMON
-	
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+