diff --git a/.perlcriticrc b/.perlcriticrc
index 9d756697..bfc20693 100644
--- a/.perlcriticrc
+++ b/.perlcriticrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 theme = community
 
 # 5 is the least complainy, 1 is the most complainy
-severity = 4
+severity = 3