diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 010129b26..10a660a21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changes
-- Normalized ladder crafting outputs, removed ladders as steam boiler fuel @oosyrag
+- Normalized ladder crafting outputs, reduced ladders and wood frame burn times @oosyrag
 ### Bug fixes
 ### Translation updates
 
diff --git a/kubejs/server_scripts/gregtech/recipes.js b/kubejs/server_scripts/gregtech/recipes.js
index d40a4b96c..c691441a1 100644
--- a/kubejs/server_scripts/gregtech/recipes.js
+++ b/kubejs/server_scripts/gregtech/recipes.js
@@ -1737,8 +1737,15 @@ const registerGTCEURecipes = (event) => {
 
 	// Change
 
-	event.remove({ id: 'gtceu:large_boiler/minecraft_ladder' })
-	event.remove({ id: 'gtceu:steam_boiler/minecraft_ladder' })
-	event.remove({ id: 'gtceu:large_boiler/gtceu_wood_frame' })
-	event.remove({ id: 'gtceu:steam_boiler/gtceu_wood_frame' })
+	// The 9x buff for large boiler recipes above does not apply to this for some reason, so it gets 3x duration for an effective 1/3 reduction instead
+
+	event.forEachRecipe({ id: /gtceu:large_boiler\/(minecraft_ladder|gtceu_wood_frame)/ }, recipe => {
+            var newDuration = recipe.get("duration")
+            recipe.set("duration", newDuration*3)
+        })
+
+	event.forEachRecipe({ id: /gtceu:steam_boiler\/(minecraft_ladder|gtceu_wood_frame)/ }, recipe => {
+            var newDuration = recipe.get("duration")
+            recipe.set("duration", newDuration/3)
+        })
 }