diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index a5afdffeb..c91ec6c59 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -12351,12 +12351,12 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 			player->instaWhipCharge = 0;
 	}
 
-	// OOPSIES PIXME pt.4: There's some really specific circumstance where a held Item input won't cancel an
+	// OOPSIES FIXME pt.4: There's some really specific circumstance where a held Item input won't cancel an
 	// ongoing roulette, which allows you enough time to charge a whip, except the animation is fucking
 	// invisible. Great! Just hack this for release, sorry.
 	if (player->itemRoulette.active)
 	{
-		player->instaWhipCharge = min(player->instaWhipCharge, INSTAWHIP_CHARGETIME - 1);
+		player->instaWhipCharge = min(player->instaWhipCharge, INSTAWHIP_CHARGETIME - 2);
 	}
 
 	if (player && player->mo && player->mo->health > 0 && !player->spectator && !P_PlayerInPain(player) && !mapreset && leveltime > introtime)