diff --git a/config/skyrat/skyrat_config.txt b/config/skyrat/skyrat_config.txt
index 98c4bb8c9d7..d6d1c1e0b61 100644
--- a/config/skyrat/skyrat_config.txt
+++ b/config/skyrat/skyrat_config.txt
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ EVENT_FREQUENCY_LOWER 9000
 ## Ticket ping frequency. Set 0 for disable that subsystem. 3000 - 5 minutes, 600 - 1 minute.
 TICKET_PING_FREQUENCY 0
 
-## Delay between newscasters making lore announcements, default is 1800 (30 minutes)
-LORECASTER_DELAY 1800
+## Delay between newscasters making lore announcements, default is 18000 (30 minutes)
+LORECASTER_DELAY 18000
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/lorecaster/code/subsystem.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/lorecaster/code/subsystem.dm
index 6d73c4548a0..e66df5f4dd0 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/lorecaster/code/subsystem.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/lorecaster/code/subsystem.dm
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(lorecaster)
 	var/picked_story = pick(stories)
 	var/text = stories[picked_story]["text"]
 	var/title = stories[picked_story]["title"]
+	text += "\n\nOriginally published on: [stories[picked_story]["month"]]/[stories[picked_story]["day"]]/[stories[picked_story]["year"]]"
 	GLOB.news_network.submit_article(text || "Someone forgot to fill out the article!", title || "Nanotrasen News Broadcast", "Nanotrasen News Network", null)
 	stories -= picked_story