diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/xeno.dm b/code/__DEFINES/xeno.dm
index 2761bc12acf0..e78a14a8d8b4 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/xeno.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/xeno.dm
@@ -719,5 +719,5 @@
 
 #define FRENZY_DAMAGE_MULTIPLIER 2
 
-#define JOIN_AS_FACEHUGGER_DELAY (3 MINUTES)
-#define JOIN_AS_LESSER_DRONE_DELAY (30 SECONDS)
+#define JOIN_AS_FACEHUGGER_DELAY (1 MINUTES)
+#define JOIN_AS_LESSER_DRONE_DELAY (1 MINUTES)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm
index bb67eaa055a8..543d0fd26335 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/hive_status.dm
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
 		return FALSE
 	if(world.time - user.timeofdeath < JOIN_AS_FACEHUGGER_DELAY)
 		var/time_left = round((user.timeofdeath + JOIN_AS_FACEHUGGER_DELAY - world.time) / 10)
-		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("You ghosted too recently. You cannot become a facehugger until 3 minutes have passed ([time_left] seconds remaining)."))
+		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("You ghosted too recently. You cannot become a facehugger until 1 minute has passed ([time_left] seconds remaining)."))
 		return FALSE
 	if(totalXenos.len <= 0)
 		//This is to prevent people from joining as Forsaken Huggers on the pred ship
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@
 
 	if(world.time - user.timeofdeath < JOIN_AS_LESSER_DRONE_DELAY)
 		var/time_left = round((user.timeofdeath + JOIN_AS_LESSER_DRONE_DELAY - world.time) / 10)
-		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("You ghosted too recently. You cannot become a lesser drone until 30 seconds have passed ([time_left] seconds remaining)."))
+		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("You ghosted too recently. You cannot become a lesser drone until 1 minute has passed ([time_left] seconds remaining)."))
 		return FALSE
 
 	if(totalXenos.len <= 0)