diff --git a/Content.Server/Arcade/Components/BlockGameArcadeComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Arcade/Components/BlockGameArcadeComponent.cs
index a36884493a..85c45ae2f5 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Arcade/Components/BlockGameArcadeComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Arcade/Components/BlockGameArcadeComponent.cs
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.Arcade.Components
             {
                 _accumulatedFieldFrameTime += frameTime;
 
-                var checkTime = Speed;
+                // Speed goes negative sometimes. uhhhh max() it I guess!!!
+                var checkTime = Math.Max(0.03f, Speed);
 
                 while (_accumulatedFieldFrameTime >= checkTime)
                 {