diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doppler_array.dm b/code/game/machinery/doppler_array.dm
index 9d522f8f1c..940734c0c2 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doppler_array.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doppler_array.dm
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(doppler_arrays)
 	linked_techweb = SSresearch.science_tech
 
 /proc/techweb_scale_bomb(lightradius)
-	return (lightradius ** 0.5) * 3000
+	return lightradius ** 1.36