diff --git a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
index 21de8620f7c..29b6d0eff9b 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/CCVar/CCVars.cs
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public static readonly CVarDef<bool>
         ///     How many traits a character can have at most.
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly CVarDef<int> GameTraitsMax =
-            CVarDef.Create("game.traits_max", 10, CVar.REPLICATED);
+            CVarDef.Create("game.traits_max", 12, CVar.REPLICATED);
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     How many points a character should start with.