diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Actions/crit.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Actions/crit.yml
index c5712844bf..aaad27d2b7 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Actions/crit.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Actions/crit.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
       sprite: Mobs/Ghosts/ghost_human.rsi
       state: icon
     event: !type:CritSuccumbEvent
+    startDelay: true
+    useDelay: 10
 
 - type: entity
   id: ActionCritFakeDeath
@@ -41,3 +43,5 @@
       sprite: Interface/Actions/actions_crit.rsi
       state: lastwords
     event: !type:CritLastWordsEvent
+    startDelay: true
+    useDelay: 10