diff --git a/modules/base/scale/staticscale.cpp b/modules/base/scale/staticscale.cpp
index ed9fddd71c..426a4c7e91 100644
--- a/modules/base/scale/staticscale.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/scale/staticscale.cpp
@@ -24,27 +24,36 @@
 
 #include <modules/base/scale/staticscale.h>
 
+#include <openspace/documentation/verifier.h>
+
 namespace {
     const std::string KeyValue = "Scale";
 }
 
 namespace openspace {
 
+Documentation StaticScale::Documentation() {
+    using namespace openspace::documentation;
+    return {
+        "Static Scaling",
+        {{
+            KeyValue,
+            new DoubleVerifier,
+            "The scaling factor by which the scenegraph node is scaled."
+        }}
+    };
+}
+
 StaticScale::StaticScale(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     : _scaleValue(1.0)
 {
-    bool hasValue = dictionary.hasKeyAndValue<double>(KeyValue);
-    if (hasValue) {
-        _scaleValue = dictionary.value<double>(KeyValue);
-    }
-}
+    documentation::testSpecificationAndThrow(Documentation(), dictionary, "StaticScale");
 
-StaticScale::~StaticScale() {}
+    _scaleValue = dictionary.value<double>(KeyValue);
+}
 
 double StaticScale::scaleValue() const {
     return _scaleValue;
 }
 
-void StaticScale::update(const UpdateData&) {}
-
-} // namespace openspace
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace openspace
diff --git a/modules/base/scale/staticscale.h b/modules/base/scale/staticscale.h
index 68f2d65c1b..67388d3147 100644
--- a/modules/base/scale/staticscale.h
+++ b/modules/base/scale/staticscale.h
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@
 
 #include <openspace/scene/scale.h>
 
+#include <openspace/documentation/documentation.h>
+
 namespace openspace {
     
-class StaticScale: public Scale {
+class StaticScale : public Scale {
 public:
-    StaticScale(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary
-                                = ghoul::Dictionary());
-    virtual ~StaticScale();
-    virtual double scaleValue() const;
-    virtual void update(const UpdateData& data) override;
+    StaticScale(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary = ghoul::Dictionary());
+    double scaleValue() const;
+
+    static Documentation Documentation();
+
 private:
     double _scaleValue;
 };