diff --git a/code/modules/mining/drilling/scanner.dm b/code/modules/mining/drilling/scanner.dm
index 0d968d82729..d38a21b04ca 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/drilling/scanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/drilling/scanner.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /obj/item/mining_scanner
-	name = "ore detector"
+	name = "deep ore scanner"
 	desc = "A complex device used to locate ore deep underground."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/device.dmi'
 	icon_state = "forensic0-old" //GET A BETTER SPRITE.
diff --git a/html/changelogs/doxxmedearly-orescannerrename.yml b/html/changelogs/doxxmedearly-orescannerrename.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cdf5aa58fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/doxxmedearly-orescannerrename.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Doxxmedearly
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Updated the deep ore scanner's name to... deep ore scanner, in order to prevent confusion with other ore detectors."