diff --git a/code/modules/lore_codex/codex.dm b/code/modules/lore_codex/codex.dm
index b440189021..67027beb74 100644
--- a/code/modules/lore_codex/codex.dm
+++ b/code/modules/lore_codex/codex.dm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	name = "Daedalus Pocket Newscaster"
 	desc = "A regularly-updating compendium of articles on current events. Essential for new arrivals in the Vir system and anyone interested in politics."
 	icon_state = "newscodex"
+	w_class = ITEMSIZE_SMALL
 	root_type = /datum/lore/codex/category/main_news
 
 // Combines SOP/Regs/Law
@@ -37,4 +38,4 @@
 	Internal Affairs."
 	icon_state = "corp_regs"
 	root_type = /datum/lore/codex/category/main_corp_regs
-	throwforce = 5 // Throw the book at 'em.
\ No newline at end of file
+	throwforce = 5 // Throw the book at 'em.