diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Abilities.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Abilities.dm
index a594f5c168e3..c7f74b8e65e2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Abilities.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Abilities.dm
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 	playsound(xeno.loc, pick(xeno.screech_sound_effect_list), 75, 0, status = 0)
 	xeno.visible_message(SPAN_XENOHIGHDANGER("[xeno] emits an ear-splitting guttural roar!"))
-	xeno.create_shriekwave(xeno, 16) //Adds the visual effect. Wom wom wom, 21 shriekwaves
+	xeno.create_shriekwave(xeno, 15) //Adds the visual effect. Wom wom wom, 15 shriekwaves
 
 	for(var/mob/mob in view())
 		if(mob && mob.client)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/predalien/predalien_powers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/predalien/predalien_powers.dm
index fec64f5655dc..c64634b9a9bd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/predalien/predalien_powers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/abilities/predalien/predalien_powers.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 	playsound(xeno.loc, pick(predalien_roar), 75, 0, status = 0)
 	xeno.visible_message(SPAN_XENOHIGHDANGER("[xeno] emits a guttural roar!"))
-	xeno.create_shriekwave(xeno, 8) //Adds the visual effect. Wom wom wom, 10 shriekwaves
+	xeno.create_shriekwave(xeno, 8) //Adds the visual effect. Wom wom wom, 8 shriekwaves
 	for(var/mob/living/carbon/carbon in view(7, xeno))
 		if(ishuman(carbon))
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/human = carbon