diff --git a/massmeta/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets/shotgun.dm b/massmeta/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets/shotgun.dm
index e5cf0440fc42d..dd8ac00a159c1 100644
--- a/massmeta/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets/shotgun.dm
+++ b/massmeta/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets/shotgun.dm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	damage = 6
 	wound_bonus = -20
 	bare_wound_bonus = 7.5
+	damage_falloff_tile = -1.2
 	demolition_mod = 2
 	embedding = null