diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 3fc7e7247e6..ff2a915b1ba 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
         ///     How many traits a character can have at most.
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<int> GameTraitsMax =
-            CVarDef.Create("game.traits_max", 5, CVar.REPLICATED);
+            CVarDef.Create("game.traits_max", 10, CVar.REPLICATED);
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     How many points a character should start with.