diff --git a/discord_verificiation/scripting/unloze_player_time.sp b/discord_verificiation/scripting/unloze_player_time.sp
index 9eaaca5..3350268 100644
--- a/discord_verificiation/scripting/unloze_player_time.sp
+++ b/discord_verificiation/scripting/unloze_player_time.sp
@@ -161,7 +161,12 @@ public int GetAveragePlayerActiveTimeServer()
             {
                 continue;
             }
-            total_hours += g_iPlayerTimeServer[i];
+
+            //re-introducing the hour capacity but putting it here is better than putting it at the mysql query
+            //at the time of making this change its only affeting me jenz and nobody else. this is meant to prevent
+            //the average hour from being too skewed by high playtime people.
+            int added_hours = g_iPlayerTimeServer[i] > 5000 ? 5000 : g_iPlayerTimeServer[i];
+            total_hours += added_hours;
             total_players++;
         }
     }