diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/shotguns.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/shotguns.dm
index 90fcacd40958..e3c6a7c30b31 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/shotguns.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/shotguns.dm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ can cause issues with ammo types getting mixed up during the burst.
 	scatter = SCATTER_AMOUNT_TIER_6
 	burst_scatter_mult = SCATTER_AMOUNT_TIER_6
 	scatter_unwielded = SCATTER_AMOUNT_TIER_2
-	damage_mult = BASE_BULLET_DAMAGE_MULT_TIER_3
+	damage_mult = BULLET_DAMAGE_MULT_TIER_3
 	recoil = RECOIL_AMOUNT_TIER_3
 	recoil_unwielded = RECOIL_AMOUNT_TIER_1