diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/species.dm b/code/__DEFINES/species.dm
index a43b2e23ad95..2965611961ba 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/species.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/species.dm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /// The natural temperature for a body
 #define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_NORMAL 310.15
 /// This is the divisor which handles how much of the temperature difference between the current body temperature and 310.15K (optimal temperature) humans auto-regenerate each tick. The higher the number, the slower the recovery. This is applied each tick, so long as the mob is alive.
-#define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_AUTORECOVERY_DIVISOR 16
+#define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_AUTORECOVERY_DIVISOR 11
 /// Minimum amount of kelvin moved toward 310K per tick. So long as abs(310.15 - bodytemp) is more than 50.
 #define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_AUTORECOVERY_MINIMUM 12
 ///Similar to the HUMAN_BODYTEMP_AUTORECOVERY_DIVISOR, but this is the divisor which is applied at the stage that follows autorecovery. This is the divisor which comes into play when the human's loc temperature is lower than their body temperature. Make it lower to lose bodytemp faster.
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 /// Similar to the HUMAN_BODYTEMP_AUTORECOVERY_DIVISOR, but this is the divisor which is applied at the stage that follows autorecovery. This is the divisor which comes into play when the human's loc temperature is higher than their body temperature. Make it lower to gain bodytemp faster.
 #define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_HEAT_DIVISOR 10
 /// The maximum number of degrees that your body can cool in 1 tick, due to the environment, when in a cold area.
-#define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_COOLING_MAX -100
+#define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_COOLING_MAX -20
 /// The maximum number of degrees that your body can heat up in 1 tick, due to the environment, when in a hot area.
-#define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_HEATING_MAX 30
+#define HUMAN_BODYTEMP_HEATING_MAX 10
 /// The body temperature limit the human body can take before it starts taking damage from heat.
 /// This also affects how fast the body normalises it's temperature when hot.
 /// 340k is about 66c, and rather high for a human.
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index d16b376f0ba7..939034f399b6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 		firemodifier = min(firemodifier, 0)
 
 	// this can go below 5 at log 2.5
-	burn_damage = max(log(2 - firemodifier, (current_human.bodytemperature - current_human.get_body_temp_normal(apply_change=FALSE))) - 2,0)
+	burn_damage = max(log(2 - firemodifier, (current_human.bodytemperature - current_human.get_body_temp_normal(apply_change=FALSE))) - 5,0)
 	return burn_damage
 
 /// Handle the air pressure of the environment