diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/misc.dm b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/misc.dm
index d431fdab546..c66e57f3de3 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/misc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/misc.dm
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 		new /obj/item/device/measuring_tape(src)
 		new /obj/item/weapon/pickaxe/hand(src)
 		new /obj/item/weapon/storage/bag/fossils(src)
+		new /obj/item/weapon/hand_labeler(src)
 		return
 
 //---- Isolation room air alarms