diff --git a/frontend/src/js/foe.ts b/frontend/src/js/foe.ts
index fe7510bf5f4a1c8f3186530af46c23e785e5ce9f..a537e8f92649130733e32ef9325ee1ea6e87f85e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/foe.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/js/foe.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Foe {
     this.clue.delete();
     this.critter.escape();
     this.scene.player.hitFlash();
-    this.scene.updateHealth(-10);
+    this.scene.updateHealth(-this.beWord.ocr_transcript.length);
   }
 
   async handleSuccess() {