diff --git a/assets/common/items/consumable/potion_swiftness.ron b/assets/common/items/consumable/potion_swiftness.ron
index d0b194ff30..05996c2889 100644
--- a/assets/common/items/consumable/potion_swiftness.ron
+++ b/assets/common/items/consumable/potion_swiftness.ron
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ItemDef(
     name: "Swiftness Potion",
-    description: "Watch the walls!",
+    description: "Makes you faster.",
     kind: Consumable(
         kind: Drink,
         effects: All([
             Buff((
                 kind: Swiftness,
                 data: (
-                    strength: 1.25,
-                    duration: Some(15),
+                    strength: 0.5,
+                    duration: Some(30),
                 ),
                 cat_ids: [Natural],
             )),