diff --git a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
index 38793303..6d5f0402 100644
--- a/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/mapscreen.cpp
@@ -7629,13 +7629,14 @@ void BltCharInvPanel()
 		{
 			InitializeInvPanelCoordsNew();
 			// This function sets the mouse regions for the soldier inventory
-			InitInventorySoldier(gMapScreenInvPocketXY, MAPInvMoveCallback, MAPInvClickCallback, FALSE);
+			InitInventorySoldier(gMapScreenInvPocketXY, MAPInvMoveCallback, MAPInvClickCallback, FALSE, TRUE);
 			fResetMapCoords=FALSE;
 		}
 		disOpt = 1;
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		InitInventorySoldier(gMapScreenInvPocketXY, MAPInvMoveCallback, MAPInvClickCallback, FALSE, FALSE);
 		//InitializeInvPanelCoordsOld();
 	}
 	Blt8BPPDataTo16BPPBufferTransparent( pDestBuf, uiDestPitchBYTES, hCharListHandle, PLAYER_INFO_X, PLAYER_INFO_Y, disOpt);
diff --git a/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp b/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp
index f260acd9..0785257c 100644
--- a/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Interface Items.cpp	
@@ -1039,9 +1039,17 @@ void InitInventoryVehicle(INV_REGION_DESC *pRegionDesc, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVMoveCa
 	}
 }
 // CHRISL: Function to recreate inventory mouse regions
-void InitInventorySoldier(INV_REGION_DESC *pRegionDesc, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVMoveCallback, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVClickCallback, BOOLEAN fSetHighestPrioity)
+void InitInventorySoldier(INV_REGION_DESC *pRegionDesc, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVMoveCallback, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVClickCallback, BOOLEAN fSetHighestPrioity, BOOLEAN fNIVmode)
 {
-	InitInventoryNew();
+	if(fNIVmode == TRUE)
+		InitInventoryNew();
+	else
+	{
+		if(gSMInvData[0].sHeight == 0 && gSMInvData[0].sWidth == 0)	//base values havn't been set yet
+			InitInventoryOld();
+		else
+			return;
+	}
 	for(int cnt=INV_START_POS; cnt<NUM_INV_SLOTS; cnt++)
 	{
 		gSMInvData[ cnt ].sX = pRegionDesc[cnt].sX;
diff --git a/Tactical/Interface Items.h b/Tactical/Interface Items.h
index 32e91759..0c5abd38 100644
--- a/Tactical/Interface Items.h	
+++ b/Tactical/Interface Items.h	
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void InitInvData(INV_REGIONS &InvData, BOOLEAN fBigPocket, INT16 sBarDx, INT16 s
 void InitInventoryOld();
 void InitInventoryNew();
 void InitInventoryVehicle(INV_REGION_DESC *pRegionDesc, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVMoveCallback, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVClickCallback, BOOLEAN fSetHighestPrioity);
-void InitInventorySoldier(INV_REGION_DESC *pRegionDesc, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVMoveCallback, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVClickCallback, BOOLEAN fSetHighestPrioity);
+void InitInventorySoldier(INV_REGION_DESC *pRegionDesc, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVMoveCallback, MOUSE_CALLBACK INVClickCallback, BOOLEAN fSetHighestPrioity, BOOLEAN fNIVmode);