diff --git a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/War.java b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/War.java
index e3363fc..1291aea 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/War.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/War.java
@@ -361,6 +361,19 @@ public class War extends JavaPlugin {
 					String loadoutName = namedParams.get("loadout");
 					HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> loadout = team.getInventories().getLoadouts().get(loadoutName);
 					if (loadout == null) {
+						// Check if any loadouts exist, if not gotta use the default inventories then add the newly created one
+						if(team.getInventories().getLoadouts().isEmpty()) {
+							Warzone warzone = Warzone.getZoneByTeam(team);
+							for (String key : warzone.getDefaultInventories().resolveLoadouts().keySet()) {
+								HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> transferredLoadout = warzone.getDefaultInventories().resolveLoadouts().get(key);
+								if (transferredLoadout != null) {
+									team.getInventories().getLoadouts().put(key, transferredLoadout);
+								} else {
+									War.war.log("Failed to transfer loadout " + key + " down to team " + team.getName() + " in warzone " + warzone.getName(), Level.WARNING);
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						
 						loadout = new HashMap<Integer, ItemStack>();
 						team.getInventories().getLoadouts().put(loadoutName, loadout);
 						returnMessage.append(loadoutName + " respawn loadout added.");
@@ -430,6 +443,19 @@ public class War extends JavaPlugin {
 					HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> loadout = warzone.getDefaultInventories().getLoadouts().get(loadoutName);
 					if (loadout == null) {
 						loadout = new HashMap<Integer, ItemStack>();
+
+						// Check if any loadouts exist, if not gotta use the default inventories then add the newly created one
+						if(warzone.getDefaultInventories().getLoadouts().isEmpty()) {
+							for (String key : warzone.getDefaultInventories().resolveLoadouts().keySet()) {
+								HashMap<Integer, ItemStack> transferredLoadout = warzone.getDefaultInventories().resolveLoadouts().get(key);
+								if (transferredLoadout != null) {
+									warzone.getDefaultInventories().getLoadouts().put(key, transferredLoadout);
+								} else {
+									War.war.log("Failed to transfer loadout " + key + " down to warzone " + warzone.getName(), Level.WARNING);
+								}
+							}
+						}
+						
 						warzone.getDefaultInventories().getLoadouts().put(loadoutName, loadout);
 						returnMessage.append(loadoutName + " respawn loadout added.");
 					} else {
diff --git a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java
index d30df83..48001e0 100644
--- a/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java
+++ b/war/src/main/java/com/tommytony/war/Warzone.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.tommytony.war;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -127,6 +128,18 @@ public class Warzone {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	public static Warzone getZoneByTeam(Team team) {
+		for (Warzone warzone : War.war.getWarzones()) {
+			for (Team teamToCheck : warzone.getTeams()) {
+				if (teamToCheck.getName().equals(team.getName())) {
+					return warzone;
+				}				
+			}
+
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	public boolean ready() {
 		if (this.volume.hasTwoCorners() && !this.volume.tooSmall() && !this.volume.tooBig()) {
 			return true;