diff --git a/.perlcriticrc b/.perlcriticrc
index bfc20693..d2058e9c 100644
--- a/.perlcriticrc
+++ b/.perlcriticrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 theme = community
 
 # 5 is the least complainy, 1 is the most complainy
-severity = 3
+severity = 2