diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
index 33cd10b84..ba7544016 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@ if(isNil "dayz_zedsAttackVehicles") then {
 	dayz_zedsAttackVehicles = true;
 };
 
+if(isNil "DZE_FriendlySaving") then {
+	DZE_FriendlySaving = true;
+};
+
 // update objects
 dayz_updateObjects = ["Plane","Car", "Helicopter", "Motorcycle", "Ship", "TentStorage", "VaultStorage","LockboxStorage","OutHouse_DZ","Wooden_shed_DZ","WoodShack_DZ","StorageShed_DZ"];
 dayz_disallowedVault = ["TentStorage", "BuiltItems","ModularItems","DZE_Base_Object"];