diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index ee7e8e600..6fccb7ec7 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         public List<Item> SpawnItems = new List<Item>();
 
-        private bool enabled;
+        private bool enabled = true;
         public bool Enabled
         {
             get