diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/_disease.dm b/code/datums/diseases/_disease.dm
index edb1ca6c635..9e91fdefedc 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/_disease.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/_disease.dm
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 		switch(severity)
 			if(DISEASE_SEVERITY_POSITIVE) //good viruses don't go anywhere after hitting max stage - you can try to get rid of them by sleeping earlier
 				cycles_to_beat = max(DISEASE_RECOVERY_SCALING, DISEASE_CYCLES_POSITIVE) //because of the way we later check for recovery_prob, we need to floor this at least equal to the scaling to avoid infinitely getting less likely to cure
-				if((HAS_TRAIT(affected_mob, TRAIT_NOHUNGER)) || affected_mob.nutrition < NUTRITION_LEVEL_STARVING || affected_mob.satiety < 0 || slowdown == 1) //any sort of malnourishment/immunosuppressant opens you to losing a good virus
+				if(((HAS_TRAIT(affected_mob, TRAIT_NOHUNGER)) || ((affected_mob.nutrition > NUTRITION_LEVEL_STARVING) && (affected_mob.satiety >= 0))) && slowdown == 1) //any sort of malnourishment/immunosuppressant opens you to losing a good virus
 					return TRUE
 			if(DISEASE_SEVERITY_NONTHREAT)
 				cycles_to_beat = max(DISEASE_RECOVERY_SCALING, DISEASE_CYCLES_NONTHREAT)