diff --git a/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.Console.cs b/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.Console.cs
index 6fb939d94a..15907221b3 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.Console.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Shuttles/Systems/EmergencyShuttleSystem.Console.cs
@@ -178,13 +178,11 @@ public sealed partial class EmergencyShuttleSystem
             }
 
             var podQuery = AllEntityQuery<EscapePodComponent>();
-            var podLaunchOffset = 0.5f;
 
             // Stagger launches coz funny
             while (podQuery.MoveNext(out _, out var pod))
             {
-                pod.LaunchTime = _timing.CurTime + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(podLaunchOffset);
-                podLaunchOffset += _random.NextFloat(0.5f, 2.5f);
+                pod.LaunchTime = _timing.CurTime + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_random.NextFloat(0.05f, 0.75f));
             }
         }
 
@@ -195,7 +193,9 @@ public sealed partial class EmergencyShuttleSystem
             var stationUid = _station.GetOwningStation(uid);
 
             if (!TryComp<StationCentcommComponent>(stationUid, out var centcomm) ||
-                Deleted(centcomm.Entity) || pod.LaunchTime == null || pod.LaunchTime < _timing.CurTime)
+                Deleted(centcomm.Entity) ||
+                pod.LaunchTime == null ||
+                pod.LaunchTime > _timing.CurTime)
             {
                 continue;
             }