diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Crafting/Graphs/improvised/gauze.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Crafting/Graphs/improvised/gauze.yml
index ea21a56448..bb36f36d69 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Crafting/Graphs/improvised/gauze.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Crafting/Graphs/improvised/gauze.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
       steps:
       - material: Cloth
         amount: 2
-        doAfter: 10
+        doAfter: 3
   - node: gauze
     entity: Gauze1
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Lathes/medical.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Lathes/medical.yml
index c414bfad52..b2c70b41ee 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Lathes/medical.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Recipes/Lathes/medical.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   result: Gauze1
   completetime: 1
   materials:
-    Cloth: 200
+    Cloth: 100 # lathe more efficient than handcrafting
 
 - type: latheRecipe
   id: HandheldHealthAnalyzer