diff --git a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
index baa6d52194..573fa36a26 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Xenoarchaeology/XenoArtifacts/ArtifactSystem.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ using Content.Shared.Xenoarchaeology.XenoArtifacts;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Shared.Random;
 using Robust.Shared.Timing;
+using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 
 namespace Content.Server.Xenoarchaeology.XenoArtifacts;
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ public sealed partial class ArtifactSystem : EntitySystem
     [Dependency] private readonly IGameTiming _gameTiming = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly IRobustRandom _random = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly SharedAudioSystem _audio = default!;
+    [Dependency] private readonly IConfigurationManager _configurationManager = default!;
 
     private ISawmill _sawmill = default!;
 
@@ -301,12 +304,16 @@ public sealed partial class ArtifactSystem : EntitySystem
     /// </summary>
     private void OnRoundEnd(RoundEndTextAppendEvent ev)
     {
-        var query = EntityQueryEnumerator<ArtifactComponent>();
-        while (query.MoveNext(out var ent, out var artifactComp))
+        var RoundEndTimer = _configurationManager.GetCVar(CCVars.ArtifactRoundEndTimer);
+        if (RoundEndTimer > 0)
         {
-            artifactComp.CooldownTime = TimeSpan.Zero;
-            var timerTrigger = EnsureComp<ArtifactTimerTriggerComponent>(ent);
-            timerTrigger.ActivationRate = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5); //HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH -emo
+            var query = EntityQueryEnumerator<ArtifactComponent>();
+            while (query.MoveNext(out var ent, out var artifactComp))
+            {
+                artifactComp.CooldownTime = TimeSpan.Zero;
+                var timerTrigger = EnsureComp<ArtifactTimerTriggerComponent>(ent);
+                timerTrigger.ActivationRate = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(RoundEndTimer); //HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH -emo
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index bfd2ac7053..90056bc8d1 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
         public static readonly CVarDef<int> GameAlertLevelChangeDelay =
             CVarDef.Create("game.alert_level_change_delay", 30, CVar.SERVERONLY);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// How many times per second artifacts when the round is over. 
+        /// If set to 0, they won't activate (on a timer) when the round ends. 
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly CVarDef<float> ArtifactRoundEndTimer = CVarDef.Create("game.artifact_round_end_timer", 0.5f, CVar.NOTIFY | CVar.REPLICATED);
+
         /*
          * Discord
          */
diff --git a/Resources/ConfigPresets/WizardsDen/salamander.toml b/Resources/ConfigPresets/WizardsDen/salamander.toml
index 5049f2a8ea..c195652bac 100644
--- a/Resources/ConfigPresets/WizardsDen/salamander.toml
+++ b/Resources/ConfigPresets/WizardsDen/salamander.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [game]
 desc = "Official English Space Station 14 servers. Roleplay required, you must be whitelisted through Discord to play if there are more than 15 online players."
 hostname = "[EN] Wizard's Den Salamander [US West RP]"
+artifact_round_end_timer = 0.0
 
 [server]
 rules_file = "RP_Rules.txt"