diff --git a/addons/gear/functions/fn_initialize.sqf b/addons/gear/functions/fn_initialize.sqf
index 5466809..3ddf798 100644
--- a/addons/gear/functions/fn_initialize.sqf
+++ b/addons/gear/functions/fn_initialize.sqf
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ if (isNil "GEAR_DEFAULT_TEAM") then { GEAR_DEFAULT_TEAM = "blufor"; };
 if (isNil "GEAR_DEFAULT_ROLE") then { GEAR_DEFAULT_ROLE = "rifle"; };
 if (isNil "GEAR_DEFAULT_TYPE") then { GEAR_DEFAULT_TYPE = "0"; };
 
-if (isNil "GEAR_KEEP_GOGGLES") then { GEAR_KEEP_GOGGLES = false; };
+if (isNil "GEAR_KEEP_GOGGLES") then { GEAR_KEEP_GOGGLES = true; };
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load.sqf b/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load.sqf
index b272b90..85bc3f9 100644
--- a/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load.sqf
+++ b/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load.sqf
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ if (_role isEqualTo "") then { _role = _gear_role; };
 if (_type isEqualTo "") then { _type = _gear_type; };
 if (_team isEqualTo "") then { _team = _gear_team; };
 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// PLAYERS DEFAULT GOGGLES
+
+if (GEAR_KEEP_GOGGLES) then {
+	if ((goggles _unit) != "") then {
+		_unit setVariable ["gear_user_goggles", (goggles _unit)];
+	};
+};
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 [_unit] call AXE_gear_fnc_removeAll;
diff --git a/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load_loadout.sqf b/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load_loadout.sqf
index f81a834..bfa4321 100644
--- a/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load_loadout.sqf
+++ b/addons/gear/functions/load/fn_load_loadout.sqf
@@ -60,14 +60,18 @@ private _data = [] call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers _file;
 
 [5, "'%1' loading gear '%2' (File: %3) - Data: %4", [_unit, _role, _file, _data], "gear"] call AXE_fnc_diagLog;
 
-private _unit_goggles = (goggles _unit);
 _unit setUnitLoadout [_data, false];
 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// LOAD PLAYERS DEFAULT GOGGLES
+
 if (GEAR_KEEP_GOGGLES) then {
-	if ((goggles _target) != "") then {
-		removeGoggles _unit;
+	private _unit_goggles = _unit getVariable ["gear_user_goggles", ""];
+	if (_unit_goggles != "") then {
+		if ((goggles _unit) != "") then {removeGoggles _unit;};
+		_unit addGoggles _unit_goggles;
+		_unit setVariable ["gear_user_goggles", nil];
 	};
-	_unit addGoggles _unit_goggles;
 };
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/main/script_version.hpp b/addons/main/script_version.hpp
index 20ebc0e..420953e 100644
--- a/addons/main/script_version.hpp
+++ b/addons/main/script_version.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #define MAJOR 1
 #define MINOR 2
-#define PATCHLVL 0
-#define BUILD 128
+#define PATCHLVL 1
+#define BUILD 131