diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
index f3e5de9d9..da2ae77e2 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             {
                 if (!ic.HasRequiredContainedItems(user == Character.Controlled)) continue;
 
-                bool success = Rand.Range(0.0f, 1.0f) < ic.DegreeOfSuccess(user);
+                bool success = Rand.Range(0.0f, 0.5f) < ic.DegreeOfSuccess(user);
                 ActionType actionType = success ? ActionType.OnUse : ActionType.OnFailure;
 
 #if CLIENT