diff --git a/TShockAPI/FileTools.cs b/TShockAPI/FileTools.cs
index 071da3fc..65e2d56d 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/FileTools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/FileTools.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using TShockAPI.ServerSideCharacters;
 
@@ -112,6 +113,19 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				TShock.ServerSideCharacterConfig = ServerSideConfig.Read(ServerSideCharacterConfigPath);
 				// Add all the missing config properties in the json file
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				TShock.ServerSideCharacterConfig = new ServerSideConfig
+				{
+					StartingInventory =
+						new List<NetItem>()
+						{
+							new NetItem() {netID = -15, stack = 1, prefix = 0},
+							new NetItem() {netID = -13, stack = 1, prefix = 0},
+							new NetItem() {netID = -16, stack = 1, prefix = 0}
+						}
+				};
+			}
 			TShock.ServerSideCharacterConfig.Write(ServerSideCharacterConfigPath);
 		}
 
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
index 17fa8667..7f9fbced 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TSPlayer.cs
@@ -1140,18 +1140,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			{
 				this.inventory[i] = new NetItem();
 			}
-			this.inventory[0].netID = -15;
-			this.inventory[0].stack = 1;
-			if (player.TPlayer.inventory[0] != null && player.TPlayer.inventory[0].netID == -15)
-				this.inventory[0].prefix = player.TPlayer.inventory[0].prefix;
-			this.inventory[1].netID = -13;
-			this.inventory[1].stack = 1;
-			if (player.TPlayer.inventory[1] != null && player.TPlayer.inventory[1].netID == -13)
-				this.inventory[1].prefix = player.TPlayer.inventory[1].prefix;
-			this.inventory[2].netID = -16;
-			this.inventory[2].stack = 1;
-			if (player.TPlayer.inventory[2] != null && player.TPlayer.inventory[2].netID == -16)
-				this.inventory[2].prefix = player.TPlayer.inventory[2].prefix;
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < TShock.ServerSideCharacterConfig.StartingInventory.Count; i++)
 			{