diff --git a/code/datums/ruins/whitesands.dm b/code/datums/ruins/whitesands.dm
index 83f748ab1aa2..af4ad0387b0b 100644
--- a/code/datums/ruins/whitesands.dm
+++ b/code/datums/ruins/whitesands.dm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	id = "cave_base"
 	description = "The former home of a poor sod on observation duty. Now a cunning trap."
 	suffix = "whitesands_cave_base.dmm"
+	ruin_tags = list(RUIN_TAG_MINOR_COMBAT, RUIN_TAG_MEDIUM_LOOT, RUIN_TAG_SHELTER)
 
 //////////OUTSIDE SETTLEMENTS/RUINS//////////
 /datum/map_template/ruin/whitesands/survivors/saloon