diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm b/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm
index 55488fa2643..5bb523556f4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/theft_tools.dm
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 	icon_state = "screwdriver_nuke"
 	item_state = "screwdriver_nuke"
 	toolspeed = 0.5
+	random_color = FALSE
 
 /obj/item/weapon/paper/nuke_instructions
 	info = "How to break into a Nanotrasen self-destruct terminal and remove its plutonium core:<br>\