diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 1e60b2cc97..db801e00a2 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.CCVar
             CVarDef.Create("nukeops.min_players", 15);
 
         public static readonly CVarDef<int> NukeopsMaxOps =
-            CVarDef.Create("nukeops.max_ops", 6);
+            CVarDef.Create("nukeops.max_ops", 5);
 
         public static readonly CVarDef<int> NukeopsPlayersPerOp =
             CVarDef.Create("nukeops.players_per_op", 5);