diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java
index 2ad6dff1..1691be9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ public class MMOItems extends JavaPlugin {
 
 		typeManager.reload();
 
+		templateManager.loadCompatibility(); // explained why here in method
+
 		if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("MMOCore") != null)
 			new MMOCoreMMOLoader();
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/ConfigManager.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/ConfigManager.java
index 0efc1ddc..d5d3e6c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/ConfigManager.java
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ public class ConfigManager {
 
 		// station layouts
 		DEFAULT_LAYOUT("layouts/default.yml", "layouts", "default.yml"),
+		EXPANDED_LAYOUT("layouts/expanded.yml", "layouts", "expanded.yml"),
 
 		// default item config files -> /MMOItems/item
 		ARMOR("item/armor.yml", "item", "armor.yml"),
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/TemplateManager.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/TemplateManager.java
index 3523e29e..d2c20b0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/TemplateManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/TemplateManager.java
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 package net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager;
 
-import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Random;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
-import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
-import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
-
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.MMOItems;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.api.ConfigFile;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.api.ItemTier;
@@ -18,6 +7,16 @@ import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.api.Type;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.api.item.template.MMOItemTemplate;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.api.item.template.TemplateModifier;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.api.util.TemplateMap;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 public class TemplateManager {
 
@@ -212,4 +211,21 @@ public class TemplateManager {
 				}
 		}
 	}
+	// this loads dummy items for on load so
+	// plugins that enable before mmoitems that use
+	// items (mmocore) don't error out and need
+	// a reload
+	public void loadCompatibility() {
+		templates.clear();
+
+		for (Type type : MMOItems.plugin.getTypes().getAll()) {
+			FileConfiguration config = type.getConfigFile().getConfig();
+			for (String key : config.getKeys(false))
+				try {
+					registerTemplate(new MMOItemTemplate(type, key));
+				} catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
+
+				}
+		}
+	}
 }