diff --git a/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/AreaReactionEffect.cs b/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/AreaReactionEffect.cs
index 858da2b360..ce06705b2b 100644
--- a/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/AreaReactionEffect.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/AreaReactionEffect.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public sealed partial class AreaReactionEffect : EntityEffect
             smoke.StartSmoke(ent, splitSolution, _duration, spreadAmount);
 
             var audio = reagentArgs.EntityManager.System<SharedAudioSystem>();
-            audio.PlayPvs(_sound, reagentArgs.TargetEntity, AudioHelpers.WithVariation(0.125f));
+            audio.PlayPvs(_sound, reagentArgs.TargetEntity, AudioParams.Default.WithVariation(0.25f));
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/MovespeedModifier.cs b/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/MovespeedModifier.cs
index ac1f143e9f..74f4489c75 100644
--- a/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/MovespeedModifier.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/EntityEffects/Effects/MovespeedModifier.cs
@@ -61,18 +61,19 @@ public sealed partial class MovespeedModifier : EntityEffect
             statusLifetime *= reagentArgs.Scale.Float();
         }
 
-        IncreaseTimer(status, statusLifetime);
+        IncreaseTimer(status, statusLifetime, args.EntityManager, args.TargetEntity);
 
         if (modified)
             args.EntityManager.System<MovementSpeedModifierSystem>().RefreshMovementSpeedModifiers(args.TargetEntity);
     }
-    public void IncreaseTimer(MovespeedModifierMetabolismComponent status, float time)
+    private void IncreaseTimer(MovespeedModifierMetabolismComponent status, float time, IEntityManager entityManager, EntityUid uid)
     {
         var gameTiming = IoCManager.Resolve<IGameTiming>();
 
         var offsetTime = Math.Max(status.ModifierTimer.TotalSeconds, gameTiming.CurTime.TotalSeconds);
 
         status.ModifierTimer = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(offsetTime + time);
-        status.Dirty();
+
+        entityManager.Dirty(uid, status);
     }
 }