diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/scrolls.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/scrolls.lua
index dab6217fa462a278ef6fc57942ee417415725c04..61db186a4d5bda6a60d2688e140f12baba36acbb 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/scrolls.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/scrolls.lua
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ newEntity{ base = "BASE_RUNE",
 
 	inscription_kind = "protect",
 	inscription_data = {
-		cooldown = resolvers.rngrange(14, 24),
+		cooldown = resolvers.rngrange(14, 20),
 		dur = resolvers.mbonus_level(5, 3),
 		power = resolvers.mbonus_level(500, 50, function(e, v) return v * 0.06 end),
 		use_stat_mod = 3,