diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm
index 4c0e913f59..c285c1cce9 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/research.dm
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(research)
 	var/list/techweb_nodes_starting = list()	//associative id = node datum
 	var/list/techweb_boost_items = list()		//associative double-layer path = list(id = list(point_type = point_discount))
 	var/list/techweb_nodes_hidden = list()		//Nodes that should be hidden by default.
-	var/list/techweb_point_items = list()		//path = list(point type = value)
+	var/list/techweb_point_items = list(		//path = list(point type = value)
+	/obj/item/assembly/signaler/anomaly = list(TECHWEB_POINT_TYPE_GENERIC = 10000)
+	)
 	var/list/errored_datums = list()
 	var/list/point_types = list()				//typecache style type = TRUE list
 	//----------------------------------------------