diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c b/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c
index c79f666b..5307ccb7 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_opengl.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void GL_InitCommands( void )
 	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_s,					"1000",	"map lights intensity (lights defined by a map)")
 	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_p,					"10",	"particle lights intensity (gauss)")
 	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_b,					"1000",	"beam lights intensity (egon)")
-	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_tram,				"20",	"intro tram interior light intensity")
+	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_tram,				"5",	"intro tram interior light intensity")
 	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_tram_h,			"400",	"intro tram headlights intensity")
 	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_tram_ao,			"45",	"intro tram headlights outer angle")
 	CVAR_DEF_T( rt_light_tram_ai,			"30",	"intro tram headlights inner angle")