diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm b/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm
index 596a6a0378..ece997a7fc 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/radiation.dm
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ Ask ninjanomnom if they're around
 // WARNING: The deines below could have disastrous consequences if tweaked incorrectly. See: The great SM purge of Oct.6.2017
 // contamination_chance = 		(strength-RAD_MINIMUM_CONTAMINATION) * RAD_CONTAMINATION_CHANCE_COEFFICIENT * min(1/(steps*RAD_DISTANCE_COEFFICIENT), 1))
 // contamination_strength = 	(strength-RAD_MINIMUM_CONTAMINATION) * RAD_CONTAMINATION_STR_COEFFICIENT
-#define RAD_MINIMUM_CONTAMINATION 350				// How strong does a radiation wave have to be to contaminate objects
+#define RAD_MINIMUM_CONTAMINATION 300				// How strong does a radiation wave have to be to contaminate objects
 #define RAD_CONTAMINATION_CHANCE_COEFFICIENT 0.005	// Higher means higher strength scaling contamination chance
-#define RAD_CONTAMINATION_STR_COEFFICIENT 0.3		// Higher means higher strength scaling contamination strength
+#define RAD_CONTAMINATION_STR_COEFFICIENT 0.99		// Higher means higher strength scaling contamination strength
 #define RAD_DISTANCE_COEFFICIENT 1					// Lower means further rad spread
 
-#define RAD_HALF_LIFE 90							// The half-life of contaminated objects
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+#define RAD_HALF_LIFE 90							// The half-life of contaminated objects
diff --git a/code/datums/radiation_wave.dm b/code/datums/radiation_wave.dm
index 4795f8da60..5dce5791c2 100644
--- a/code/datums/radiation_wave.dm
+++ b/code/datums/radiation_wave.dm
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 			continue
 		contam_atoms += thing
 	var/did_contam = 0
-	if(length(can_contam))
+	if(can_contam)
 		var/rad_strength = ((strength-RAD_MINIMUM_CONTAMINATION) * RAD_CONTAMINATION_STR_COEFFICIENT)/contam_atoms.len
 		for(var/k in 1 to contam_atoms.len)
 			var/atom/thing = contam_atoms[k]