diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes/Others.dm b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes/Others.dm
index a1ac14a18e8..bef4e1a8469 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes/Others.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/Chemistry-Recipes/Others.dm
@@ -376,5 +376,5 @@
 	name = "lye"
 	id = "lye"
 	result = "lye"
-	required_reagents = list("sodium" = 1, "hydrogen" = 1)
+	required_reagents = list("sodium" = 1, "hydrogen" = 1, "oxygen" = 1)
 	result_amount = 2
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