diff --git a/angelssmelting/prototypes/recipes/smelting-manganese.lua b/angelssmelting/prototypes/recipes/smelting-manganese.lua
index c1245cc4..6640b290 100644
--- a/angelssmelting/prototypes/recipes/smelting-manganese.lua
+++ b/angelssmelting/prototypes/recipes/smelting-manganese.lua
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ data:extend({
     name = "solid-manganese-oxide-smelting",
     category = "chemical-smelting-2",
     subgroup = "angels-manganese",
-    energy_required = 6,
+    energy_required = 4,
     enabled = false,
     ingredients = {
       { type = "item", name = "solid-manganese-oxide", amount = 12 },