diff --git a/code/modules/mining/equipment/mineral_scanner.dm b/code/modules/mining/equipment/mineral_scanner.dm
index 87ed99c0d45b..add30b7d467f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/equipment/mineral_scanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/equipment/mineral_scanner.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_SMALL
 	flags_1 = CONDUCT_1
 	slot_flags = ITEM_SLOT_BELT
+	custom_price = 200
 	var/cooldown = 35
 	var/current_cooldown = 0
 	var/speaker = TRUE // Speaker that plays a sound when pulsed.