diff --git a/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.Vessel.cs b/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.Vessel.cs
index a87555a737..01fbccad21 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.Vessel.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.Vessel.cs
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@ public sealed partial class AnomalySystem
 
         Appearance.SetData(uid, AnomalyVesselVisuals.HasAnomaly, on, appearanceComponent);
         if (TryComp<SharedPointLightComponent>(uid, out var pointLightComponent))
-        {
-            pointLightComponent.Enabled = on;
-        }
+            _pointLight.SetEnabled(uid, on, pointLightComponent);
 
         // arbitrary value for the generic visualizer to use.
         // i didn't feel like making an enum for this.
diff --git a/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.cs b/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.cs
index 224a2ddab7..5f50d43907 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Anomaly/AnomalySystem.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public sealed partial class AnomalySystem : SharedAnomalySystem
     [Dependency] private readonly SharedDoAfterSystem _doAfter = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly ExplosionSystem _explosion = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly MaterialStorageSystem _material = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly SharedPointLightSystem _pointLight = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly RadioSystem _radio = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly UserInterfaceSystem _ui = default!;
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/AnomalyComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/AnomalyComponent.cs
index b5ac8e7714..ca3127e8ba 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/AnomalyComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Anomaly/Components/AnomalyComponent.cs
@@ -103,14 +103,16 @@ public sealed class AnomalyComponent : Component
     /// A percentage by which the length of a pulse might vary.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField("pulseVariation")]
-    public float PulseVariation = .1f;
+    public float PulseVariation = 0.1f;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The largest value by which the anomaly will vary in stability for each pulse.
-    /// In simple terms, every pulse, stability changes from a range of -this_value to this_value
+    /// The range that an anomaly's stability can vary each pulse. Scales with severity.
     /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This is more likely to trend upwards than donwards, because that's funny
+    /// </remarks>
     [DataField("pulseStabilityVariation")]
-    public float PulseStabilityVariation = 0.05f;
+    public Vector2 PulseStabilityVariation = (-0.125f, 0.20f);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The sound played when an anomaly pulses
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ public sealed class AnomalyComponent : Component
     /// This doesn't include the point bonus for being unstable.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField("maxPointsPerSecond")]
-    public int MaxPointsPerSecond = 100;
+    public int MaxPointsPerSecond = 75;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The multiplier applied to the point value for the
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Anomaly/SharedAnomalySystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Anomaly/SharedAnomalySystem.cs
index 60ec92dd92..12a97fda42 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Anomaly/SharedAnomalySystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Anomaly/SharedAnomalySystem.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ public abstract class SharedAnomalySystem : EntitySystem
             ChangeAnomalySeverity(uid, GetSeverityIncreaseFromGrowth(component), component);
         }
 
-        var stability = Random.NextFloat(-component.PulseStabilityVariation, component.PulseStabilityVariation);
+        var minStability = component.PulseStabilityVariation.X * component.Severity;
+        var maxStability = component.PulseStabilityVariation.Y * component.Severity;
+        var stability = Random.NextFloat(minStability, maxStability);
         ChangeAnomalyStability(uid, stability, component);
 
         Log.Add(LogType.Anomaly, LogImpact.Medium, $"Anomaly {ToPrettyString(uid)} pulsed with severity {component.Severity}.");