diff --git a/src/services/inventoryService.ts b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
index 993ede7d..d8e01639 100644
--- a/src/services/inventoryService.ts
+++ b/src/services/inventoryService.ts
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ import type {
 import { EquipmentFeatures, Status } from "../types/equipmentTypes.ts";
 import type { ITypeCount } from "../types/commonTypes.ts";
 import { skinLookupTable } from "../helpers/skinLookupTable.ts";
+import type { TLoadoutDatabaseDocument } from "../models/inventoryModels/loadoutModel.ts";
 
 export const createInventory = async (
     accountOwnerId: Types.ObjectId,
+    loadout: TLoadoutDatabaseDocument,
     defaultItemReferences: { loadOutPresetId: Types.ObjectId; ship: Types.ObjectId }
 ): Promise<void> => {
     try {
@@ -115,10 +117,29 @@ export const createInventory = async (
 
         if (config.skipTutorial) {
             inventory.PlayedParkourTutorial = true;
-            await addStartingGear(inventory);
+            const startingGear = await addStartingGear(inventory);
             await completeQuest(inventory, "/Lotus/Types/Keys/VorsPrize/VorsPrizeQuestKeyChain", undefined);
             await completeQuest(inventory, "/Lotus/Types/Keys/ModQuest/ModQuestKeyChain", undefined);
 
+            loadout.NORMAL.push({
+                s: {
+                    ItemId: new Types.ObjectId(fromOid(startingGear.Suits![0].ItemId))
+                },
+                l: {
+                    ItemId: new Types.ObjectId(fromOid(startingGear.LongGuns![0].ItemId))
+                },
+                p: {
+                    ItemId: new Types.ObjectId(fromOid(startingGear.Pistols![0].ItemId))
+                },
+                m: {
+                    ItemId: new Types.ObjectId(fromOid(startingGear.Melee![0].ItemId))
+                },
+                a: {
+                    ItemId: new Types.ObjectId(fromOid(startingGear.SpecialItems![0].ItemId))
+                }
+            });
+            await loadout.save();
+
             const completedMissions = ["SolNode27", "SolNode89", "SolNode63", "SolNode85", "SolNode15", "SolNode79"];
 
             inventory.Missions.push(
diff --git a/src/services/loginService.ts b/src/services/loginService.ts
index d73a2545..d6d38f04 100644
--- a/src/services/loginService.ts
+++ b/src/services/loginService.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createInventory } from "./inventoryService.ts";
 import type { IDatabaseAccountJson, IDatabaseAccountRequiredFields } from "../types/loginTypes.ts";
 import { createShip } from "./shipService.ts";
 import type { Document, Types } from "mongoose";
-import { Loadout } from "../models/inventoryModels/loadoutModel.ts";
+import { Loadout, type TLoadoutDatabaseDocument } from "../models/inventoryModels/loadoutModel.ts";
 import { PersonalRooms } from "../models/personalRoomsModel.ts";
 import type { Request } from "express";
 import { config } from "./configService.ts";
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export const createAccount = async (accountData: IDatabaseAccountRequiredFields)
     const account = new Account(accountData);
     try {
         await account.save();
-        const loadoutId = await createLoadout(account._id);
+        const loadout = await createLoadout(account._id);
         const shipId = await createShip(account._id);
         await createPersonalRooms(account._id, shipId);
-        await createInventory(account._id, { loadOutPresetId: loadoutId, ship: shipId });
+        await createInventory(account._id, loadout, { loadOutPresetId: loadout._id, ship: shipId });
         await createStats(account._id.toString());
         return account.toJSON();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ export const createAccount = async (accountData: IDatabaseAccountRequiredFields)
     }
 };
 
-export const createLoadout = async (accountId: Types.ObjectId): Promise<Types.ObjectId> => {
+export const createLoadout = async (accountId: Types.ObjectId): Promise<TLoadoutDatabaseDocument> => {
     const loadout = new Loadout({ loadoutOwnerId: accountId });
     const savedLoadout = await loadout.save();
-    return savedLoadout._id;
+    return savedLoadout;
 };
 
 export const createPersonalRooms = async (accountId: Types.ObjectId, shipId: Types.ObjectId): Promise<void> => {