diff --git a/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs
index 7a8ffbad886..7431e8d9897 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Standing/LayingDownComponent.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Standing;
 public sealed partial class LayingDownComponent : Component
 {
     [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
-    public TimeSpan StandingUpTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0);
+    public TimeSpan StandingUpTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.2);
 
     [DataField, AutoNetworkedField]
     public float LyingSpeedModifier = 0.35f,
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Standing/SharedLayingDownSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Standing/SharedLayingDownSystem.cs
index 563fab7d299..ef206d20f0b 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Standing/SharedLayingDownSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Standing/SharedLayingDownSystem.cs
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ public bool TryStandUp(EntityUid uid, LayingDownComponent? layingDown = null, St
         if (!_doAfter.TryStartDoAfter(args))
             return false;
 
-        // In case the DoAfter immediately finishes.
-        if (standingState.CurrentState != StandingState.Standing)
-            standingState.CurrentState = StandingState.GettingUp;
+        standingState.CurrentState = StandingState.GettingUp;
         layingDown.IsCrawlingUnder = false;
         return true;
     }