diff --git a/zone/embparser.cpp b/zone/embparser.cpp
index 8a02c4a7d..2668932bc 100644
--- a/zone/embparser.cpp
+++ b/zone/embparser.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ PerlembParser::~PerlembParser()
 	safe_delete(perl);
 }
 
+void PerlembParser::Init()
+{
+	ReloadQuests();
+}
+
 void PerlembParser::ReloadQuests()
 {
 	try {
diff --git a/zone/embparser.h b/zone/embparser.h
index 208b60ca7..9fc0f921f 100644
--- a/zone/embparser.h
+++ b/zone/embparser.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void AddVar(std::string name, std::string val);
 	virtual std::string GetVar(std::string name);
+	virtual void Init() override;
 	virtual void ReloadQuests();
 	virtual uint32 GetIdentifier() { return 0xf8b05c11; }
 
diff --git a/zone/zone.cpp b/zone/zone.cpp
index cc2a55a70..a4717f173 100644
--- a/zone/zone.cpp
+++ b/zone/zone.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ bool Zone::Bootup(uint32 iZoneID, uint32 iInstanceID, bool is_static) {
 	numclients = 0;
 	zone = new Zone(iZoneID, iInstanceID, zonename);
 
+	parse->Init();
+	parse->ReloadQuests(true);
+
 	//init the zone, loads all the data, etc
 	if (!zone->Init(is_static)) {
 		safe_delete(zone);
@@ -158,7 +161,6 @@ bool Zone::Bootup(uint32 iZoneID, uint32 iInstanceID, bool is_static) {
 	LogInfo("Zone server [{}] listening on port [{}]", zonename, ZoneConfig::get()->ZonePort);
 	LogInfo("Zone bootup type [{}] short_name [{}] zone_id [{}] instance_id [{}]",
 		(is_static) ? "Static" : "Dynamic", zonename, iZoneID, iInstanceID);
-	parse->Init();
 	UpdateWindowTitle(nullptr);
 
 	// Dynamic zones need to Sync here.