diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer_event.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer_event.dm
index 201f7da200..7d74a065aa 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer_event.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/borer/borer_event.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	typepath = /datum/round_event/borer
 	weight = 10 //Default weight
 	max_occurrences = 1
+	min_players = 20 //10 is MINIMUM needed, but this is not a gamemode that does well in lowpop
 	earliest_start = 24000 //40 min, double default timer
 
 /datum/round_event/borer