diff --git a/Ship_Game/Empire.cs b/Ship_Game/Empire.cs
index b4559fe4a8..da641a8fc4 100644
--- a/Ship_Game/Empire.cs
+++ b/Ship_Game/Empire.cs
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ bool TryGetTechFromHull(Ship ship, out TechEntry techEntry, out Empire empire)
                         empire = ship.Universe.GetEmpireByShipType(hull.ShipType);
                         if (empire == null)
                         {
-                            Log.Warning("Unlock by Scrap - tried to unlock rom an empire which does" +
+                            Log.Warning("Unlock by Scrap - tried to unlock from an empire which does" +
                                         $"not exist in this game ({hull.ShipType}), probably " +
                                         "due to debug spawn ships or fleets.");
 
diff --git a/Ship_Game/GameScreens/NewGame/ShipDesignUtils.cs b/Ship_Game/GameScreens/NewGame/ShipDesignUtils.cs
index 02fe8553ec..5c83ae6893 100644
--- a/Ship_Game/GameScreens/NewGame/ShipDesignUtils.cs
+++ b/Ship_Game/GameScreens/NewGame/ShipDesignUtils.cs
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ static void MarkShipsUnlockable(Map<string, string> moduleUnlocks,
                     // add the full tree of techs to TechsNeeded
                     foreach (string techName in leafTechsNeeds)
                         AddRange(ship.TechsNeeded, techTreePaths[techName]);
-
-                    // also add techs from basehull (already full tree)
-                    AddRange(ship.TechsNeeded, ship.BaseHull.TechsNeeded);
                 }
+
+                // add techs from basehull (already full tree), allow reverse engineering of this hull.
+                AddRange(ship.TechsNeeded, ship.BaseHull.TechsNeeded);
             }
         }
     }