diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 12dd25e..daf29c1 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Date: 2022-12-24
   Changes:
     - Thumbnail tweak
     - SE: Less salt in core mining
+    - SE: thermofluid basic recipe requires salt
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 Version: 0.0.3
 Date: 2022-12-05
diff --git a/recipe-updates.lua b/recipe-updates.lua
index 6a7bdab..f71121c 100644
--- a/recipe-updates.lua
+++ b/recipe-updates.lua
@@ -60,5 +60,7 @@ util.add_ingredient("se-bio-sludge-decontamination", "chlorine", 1)
 util.add_ingredient("se-bio-electrics-data", "salt", 1)
 
 util.add_ingredient("se-holmium-chloride", "hydrogen-chloride", 2)
+util.replace_some_ingredient("se-space-coolant", "copper-plate", 1, "salt", 1)
+util.replace_some_ingredient("se-space-coolant-cryonite", "copper-plate", 1, "salt", 1)
 
 util.add_ingredient("shiveros_advanced_uranium_reprocessing", "salt", 1)