diff --git a/addons/spectator/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/spectator/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 4fb9dc3744..0b6a2614d7 100644
--- a/addons/spectator/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/spectator/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ PREP(handleRespawn);
 PREP(handleTree);
 PREP(moduleSpectatorSettings);
 PREP(setSpectator);
+PREP(updateCamera);
 PREP(updateInterface);
 PREP(updateUnits);
-PREP(updateView);
+
+// Permanent variables
+GVAR(camMode) = 0;
+GVAR(camPan) = 0;
+GVAR(camPos) = getPos cameraOn;
+GVAR(camUnit) = objNull;
 
 GVAR(showComp) = true;
 GVAR(showHelp) = true;
diff --git a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf
index be45a97db5..b7c5154eb7 100644
--- a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf
+++ b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleCamera.sqf
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ switch (GVAR(camMode)) do {
             {vehicle GVAR(camUnit) == GVAR(camUnit)} &&
             {GVAR(camUnit) in GVAR(unitList)}
         ) then {
-            [] call FUNC(updateView);
+            [] call FUNC(updateCamera);
         };
     };
 };
diff --git a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleInterface.sqf b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleInterface.sqf
index ab51902c57..5853fbe4c7 100644
--- a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleInterface.sqf
+++ b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_handleInterface.sqf
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ switch (toLower _mode) do {
         // Prevent reopening
         if !(isNull (GETUVAR(GVAR(display),displayNull))) exitWith {};
 
-        // Initalize preserved variables
-        if (isNil QGVAR(camMode)) then { GVAR(camMode) = 0; };
-        if (isNil QGVAR(camPan)) then { GVAR(camPan) = 0; };
-        if (isNil QGVAR(camPos)) then { GVAR(camPos) = getPos cameraOn; };
-        if (isNil QGVAR(camUnit)) then { GVAR(camUnit) = objNull; };
-
         // Initalize camera variables
         GVAR(camBank) = 0;
         GVAR(camBoom) = [false,false];
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@ switch (toLower _mode) do {
         // Initalize the camera view
         GVAR(camera) = "Camera" camCreate GVAR(camPos);
         GVAR(camera) setDir GVAR(camPan);
-        [] call FUNC(updateView);
+        [] call FUNC(updateCamera);
 
         GVAR(camera) camSetFOV GVAR(camFOV);
 
@@ -157,7 +151,7 @@ switch (toLower _mode) do {
         if ((_button == 1) && (GVAR(camMode) == 1)) then {
             // In first person toggle sights mode
             GVAR(gunCam) = !GVAR(gunCam);
-            [] call FUNC(updateView);
+            [] call FUNC(updateCamera);
         };
     };
     case "onmousebuttonup": {
@@ -245,7 +239,7 @@ switch (toLower _mode) do {
                 //[_show] call FUNC(handleMap);
             };
             case 57: { // Spacebar
-                [[2,0,1] select GVAR(camMode)] call FUNC(updateView);
+                [[2,0,1] select GVAR(camMode)] call FUNC(updateCamera);
             };
         };
 
@@ -300,7 +294,7 @@ switch (toLower _mode) do {
                 _newMode = [2,2,1] select GVAR(camMode);
             };
 
-            [_newMode,_newUnit] call FUNC(updateView);
+            [_newMode,_newUnit] call FUNC(updateCamera);
         };
     };
 };
diff --git a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_updateView.sqf b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_updateCamera.sqf
similarity index 97%
rename from addons/spectator/functions/fnc_updateView.sqf
rename to addons/spectator/functions/fnc_updateCamera.sqf
index 706b9e251e..fc16e85d06 100644
--- a/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_updateView.sqf
+++ b/addons/spectator/functions/fnc_updateCamera.sqf
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ if (_newMode != GVAR(camMode)) then {
 // When no units available to spectate, exit to freecam
 if (GVAR(unitList) isEqualTo []) then {
     GVAR(camMode) = 0;
-    GVAR(camUnit) = objNull;
 };
 
 if (GVAR(camMode) == 0) then { // Free
     GVAR(camera) cameraEffect ["internal", "back"];
 
+    GVAR(camUnit) = GVAR(camera);
+
     // HUD stuff
     showCinemaBorder false;
     cameraEffectEnableHUD false;