diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/MesotheliomaStatusEffect.java b/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/MesotheliomaStatusEffect.java
index 111e23a..482e4bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/MesotheliomaStatusEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/MesotheliomaStatusEffect.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class MesotheliomaStatusEffect extends StatusEffect {
     @Override
     public void applyUpdateEffect(LivingEntity entity, int amplifier) {
         // TODO: move into mod config
-        int threshold = 50;
+        int threshold = 180;
 
         // for the sake of performance, non-players are immune to mesothelioma
         // and will not receive financial compensation
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java b/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java
index 6471e59..a62f6f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/agatharose/asbestos/scheduler/MesotheliomaSched.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package dev.agatharose.asbestos.scheduler;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import dev.agatharose.asbestos.Asbestos;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.event.lifecycle.v1.ServerTickEvents;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ public class MesotheliomaSched {
         // TODO: move into mod config
         int offset = 3;
         int period = 5;
-        int threshold = 50;
+        int threshold = 180;
 
         ServerTickEvents.END_SERVER_TICK.register(server -> {
             // run every 5 seconds
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ public class MesotheliomaSched {
 
                                     Block block = world.getBlockState(pos).getBlock();
 
-                                    if (block.equals(Asbestos.ASBESTOS_BLOCK)) {
+                                    if (Arrays.asList(Asbestos.DANGEROUS_BLOCKS).contains(block)) {
                                         Asbestos.MESOTHELIOMA.get(player).setMesothelioma(exposure + 1);
 
                                         break findasbestos;