diff --git a/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts b/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts
index 10d1364a..59c3415e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/inventoryController.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { isNemesisCompatibleWithVersion } from "@/src/helpers/nemesisHelpers";
 import { version_compare } from "@/src/services/worldStateService";
 import { getPersonalRooms } from "@/src/services/personalRoomsService";
 import { IPersonalRoomsClient } from "@/src/types/personalRoomsTypes";
+import { Ship } from "@/src/models/shipModel";
 
 export const inventoryController: RequestHandler = async (request, response) => {
     const account = await getAccountForRequest(request);
@@ -133,13 +134,12 @@ export const getInventoryResponse = async (
     xpBasedLevelCapDisabled: boolean,
     buildLabel: string | undefined
 ): Promise<IInventoryClient> => {
-    const inventoryWithLoadOutPresets = await inventory.populate<{ LoadOutPresets: ILoadoutDatabase }>(
-        "LoadOutPresets"
-    );
-    const inventoryWithLoadOutPresetsAndShips = await inventoryWithLoadOutPresets.populate<{ Ships: IShipInventory }>(
-        "Ships"
-    );
-    const inventoryResponse = inventoryWithLoadOutPresetsAndShips.toJSON<IInventoryClient>();
+    const [inventoryWithLoadOutPresets, ships] = await Promise.all([
+        inventory.populate<{ LoadOutPresets: ILoadoutDatabase }>("LoadOutPresets"),
+        Ship.find({ ShipOwnerId: inventory.accountOwnerId })
+    ]);
+    const inventoryResponse = inventoryWithLoadOutPresets.toJSON<IInventoryClient>();
+    inventoryResponse.Ships = ships.map(x => x.toJSON<IShipInventory>());
 
     if (config.infiniteCredits) {
         inventoryResponse.RegularCredits = 999999999;
diff --git a/src/models/shipModel.ts b/src/models/shipModel.ts
index 5176defb..a1cd1457 100644
--- a/src/models/shipModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/shipModel.ts
@@ -28,17 +28,15 @@ shipSchema.set("toJSON", {
         delete returnedObject._id;
         delete returnedObject.__v;
         delete returnedObject.ShipOwnerId;
-        if (shipDatabase.ShipExteriorColors) {
-            shipResponse.ShipExterior = {
-                Colors: shipDatabase.ShipExteriorColors,
-                ShipAttachments: shipDatabase.ShipAttachments,
-                SkinFlavourItem: shipDatabase.SkinFlavourItem
-            };
 
-            delete shipDatabase.ShipExteriorColors;
-            delete shipDatabase.ShipAttachments;
-            delete shipDatabase.SkinFlavourItem;
-        }
+        shipResponse.ShipExterior = {
+            Colors: shipDatabase.ShipExteriorColors,
+            ShipAttachments: shipDatabase.ShipAttachments,
+            SkinFlavourItem: shipDatabase.SkinFlavourItem
+        };
+        delete shipDatabase.ShipExteriorColors;
+        delete shipDatabase.ShipAttachments;
+        delete shipDatabase.SkinFlavourItem;
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/types/inventoryTypes/inventoryTypes.ts b/src/types/inventoryTypes/inventoryTypes.ts
index 23b8ec38..061f616d 100644
--- a/src/types/inventoryTypes/inventoryTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/inventoryTypes/inventoryTypes.ts
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ export interface ICrewShipCustomization {
 
 export interface IShipExterior {
     SkinFlavourItem?: string;
-    Colors: IColor;
+    Colors?: IColor;
     ShipAttachments?: IShipAttachments;
 }