diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 9b8cd896813..66c3bc6cd0e 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ public static readonly CVarDef<string>
         /// The time you must spend reading the rules, before the "Request" button is enabled
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<float> GhostRoleTime =
-            CVarDef.Create("ghost.role_time", 8f, CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
+            CVarDef.Create("ghost.role_time", 3f, CVar.REPLICATED | CVar.SERVER);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// If ghost role lotteries should be made near-instanteous.