diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Projectiles/shotgun.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Projectiles/shotgun.yml
index 474b7371f2..a9ea6dc7d1 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Projectiles/shotgun.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Ammunition/Projectiles/shotgun.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   - type: Projectile
     damage:
       types:
-        Piercing: 12
+        Piercing: 10
 
 - type: entity
   id: PelletShotgunIncendiary