diff --git a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
index 2ec9a1a0ef8e..8bb26afdcf82 100644
--- a/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mutations/body.dm
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@
 /datum/mutation/human/dwarfism/on_acquiring(mob/living/carbon/human/owner)
 	if(..())
 		return
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 0.8)
+	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(0.8, 0.8)
 	passtable_on(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message(span_danger("[owner] suddenly shrinks!"), span_notice("Everything around you seems to grow.."))
 
 /datum/mutation/human/dwarfism/on_losing(mob/living/carbon/human/owner)
 	if(..())
 		return
-	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1, 1.25)
+	owner.transform = owner.transform.Scale(1.25, 1.25)
 	passtable_off(owner, GENETIC_MUTATION)
 	owner.visible_message(span_danger("[owner] suddenly grows!"), span_notice("Everything around you seems to shrink.."))