diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/GameObjects/Units/unitData.lua b/Assets/Scripts/GameObjects/Units/unitData.lua
index caee678..364ee66 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/GameObjects/Units/unitData.lua
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/GameObjects/Units/unitData.lua
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ units = {
 		lineOfSight = 5,
 		generationRate = 10000,
 		generationSpeed = 10,
+		researchCost = 1,
 		name = 'Lab',
 		basePath = PATH .. structurePrefix .. 'Labs/',
 		meshPath = 'lab.xml',
diff --git a/researchStruct.cpp b/researchStruct.cpp
index 9e6a241..b229a1c 100644
--- a/researchStruct.cpp
+++ b/researchStruct.cpp
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ namespace battleship{
 		sol::table unitTable = generateView()["units"][id + 1];
 		generationRate = unitTable["generationRate"];
 		generationSpeed = unitTable["generationSpeed"];
+		researchCost = unitTable["researchCost"];
 	}
 
 	void ResearchStruct::update(){
 		Structure::update();
-		int cost = 1;
 
-		if(player->getRefineds() >= cost && canGenerateResearch()){
+		if(player->getRefineds() >= researchCost && canGenerateResearch()){
 			player->addResearch(generationSpeed);
-			player->subtractRefineds(cost);
+			player->subtractRefineds(researchCost);
 			lastGenTime = getTime();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/researchStruct.h b/researchStruct.h
index 66b4444..d102e8e 100644
--- a/researchStruct.h
+++ b/researchStruct.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace battleship{
 			void update();
 		private:
 			vb01::s64 lastGenTime = 0;
-			int generationRate, generationSpeed;
+			int researchCost, generationRate, generationSpeed;
 
 			bool canGenerateResearch(){return vb01::getTime() - lastGenTime > generationRate;}
 			void generateResearch();