diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.cpp
index 6a436ff62..4090b1019 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.cpp
@@ -108,9 +108,14 @@ InventoryComponent::InventoryComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID
 		if (character) LoadXml(character->GetXMLDoc());
 
 		CheckProxyIntegrity();
-
-		return;
 	}
+}
+
+// An object's starting inventory from the InventoryComponent rows, with the equipped items (a character's comes from
+// its save instead)
+void InventoryComponent::LoadDataFromTemplate() {
+	const auto lot = m_Parent->GetLOT();
+	if (lot == 1) return;
 
 	auto* compRegistryTable = CDClientManager::GetTable<CDComponentsRegistryTable>();
 	const auto componentId = compRegistryTable->GetByIDAndType(lot, eReplicaComponentType::INVENTORY);
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.h
index 231de8ea9..aea57a8a2 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/InventoryComponent.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public:
 	static constexpr eReplicaComponentType ComponentType = eReplicaComponentType::INVENTORY;
 	InventoryComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID);
 
+	void LoadDataFromTemplate() override;
+
 	void Run(float deltaTime) override;
 	void Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& outBitStream, bool bIsInitialUpdate) override;
 	void LoadXml(const tinyxml2::XMLDocument& document);