diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/BarotraumaSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/BarotraumaSystem.cs
index 2210afb488..d607c3d984 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/BarotraumaSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/EntitySystems/BarotraumaSystem.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.EntitySystems
     [UsedImplicitly]
     public class BarotraumaSystem : EntitySystem
     {
-        private const float TimePerUpdate = 0.5f;
+        private const float TimePerUpdate = 3f;
 
         private float _timer = 0f;