diff --git a/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs b/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs
index ea0a2f282ef..b48d8256b73 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Research/Prototypes/TechDisciplinePrototype.cs
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ public sealed partial class TechDisciplinePrototype : IPrototype
     /// Purchasing this tier of technology causes a server to become "locked" to this discipline.
     /// </summary>
     [DataField("lockoutTier")]
-    public int LockoutTier = 4;
+    public int LockoutTier = 3;
 }