diff --git a/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs b/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs
index 91080fc82..d2d0639f7 100644
--- a/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Mobiles/BaseCreature.cs
@@ -4977,21 +4977,15 @@ namespace Server.Mobiles
 			if ( CanBreath && DateTime.Now >= m_NextBreathTime ) // tested: controlled dragons do breath fire, what about summoned skeletal dragons?
 			{
 				Mobile target = this.Combatant;
-
+				
 				if( target != null && target.Alive && !target.IsDeadBondedPet && CanBeHarmful( target ) && target.Map == this.Map && !IsDeadBondedPet && target.InRange( this, BreathRange ) && InLOS( target ) && !BardPacified )
 				{
-					if( m_NextBreathTime == DateTime.MinValue )
-					{
-						m_NextBreathTime = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds( BreathMinDelay + ( Utility.RandomDouble() * BreathMaxDelay ) );
-					}
-					else
+					if( ( DateTime.Now - m_NextBreathTime ) < TimeSpan.FromSeconds( 30 ) ) 
 					{
 						BreathStart( target );
 					}
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					m_NextBreathTime = DateTime.MinValue;
+
+					m_NextBreathTime = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds( BreathMinDelay + ( Utility.RandomDouble() * BreathMaxDelay ) );
 				}
 			}