diff --git a/addons/arsenal/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/arsenal/XEH_postInit.sqf
index ee03bff9a9..ac6283e604 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ GVAR(lastSortDirectionRight) = DESCENDING;
 [QGVAR(removeDefaultLoadout), LINKFUNC(removeDefaultLoadout)] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 [QGVAR(renameDefaultLoadout), LINKFUNC(renameDefaultLoadout)] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 
+[QGVAR(refresh), {
+    params ["_object"];
+
+    // If the arsenal is already open, refresh arsenal display
+    if (!isNil QGVAR(currentBox) && {GVAR(currentBox) isEqualTo _object}) then {
+        [true, true] call FUNC(refresh);
+    };
+}] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
+
 [QGVAR(broadcastFace), {
     params ["_unit", "_face"];
     _unit setFace _face;
diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_addVirtualItems.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_addVirtualItems.sqf
index c8b270ea6a..19859f619c 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_addVirtualItems.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_addVirtualItems.sqf
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ if (_items isEqualType true) then {
 _object setVariable [QGVAR(virtualItems), _cargo, _global];
 
 // If the arsenal is already open, refresh arsenal display
-if (!isNil QGVAR(currentBox) && {GVAR(currentBox) isEqualTo _object}) then {
-    [true, true] call FUNC(refresh);
+if (_global) then {
+    [QGVAR(refresh), _object] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;
+} else {
+    [QGVAR(refresh), _object] call CBA_fnc_localEvent;
 };
diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_attributeInit.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_attributeInit.sqf
index 1e44dc579f..42e72056fc 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_attributeInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_attributeInit.sqf
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ if (_mode > 0) then {
     // Blacklist: add full arsenal and take items away
     [_object, true, true] call FUNC(initBox);
 
-    // Need to delay removal by 2 frames
+    // Wait until all items have been added, so that the blacklisted items can be removed
     [{
-        [{
-            params ["_object", "_items"];
-
-            [_object, _items, true] call FUNC(removeVirtualItems);
-        }, _this] call CBA_fnc_execNextFrame;
-    }, [_object, _items]] call CBA_fnc_execNextFrame;
+        !isNil {(_this select 0) getVariable QGVAR(virtualItems)}
+    }, {
+        [_this select 0, _this select 1, true] call FUNC(removeVirtualItems);
+    }, [_object, _items], 20] call CBA_fnc_waitUntilAndExecute; // 20s timeout in case of failure
 } else {
      // Exit on whitelist mode with no items
     if (_items isEqualTo []) exitWith {};
diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_initBox.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_initBox.sqf
index 446438d2b5..8651d25db8 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_initBox.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_initBox.sqf
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ if (_global && {isMultiplayer} && {isNil {_object getVariable QGVAR(initBoxJIP)}
     ] call EFUNC(interact_menu,createAction);
     [_object, 0, ["ACE_MainActions"], _action] call EFUNC(interact_menu,addActionToObject);
 
-    [_object, _items, false] call FUNC(addVirtualItems);
+    // If items were set globally, do not add items locally
+    if (isNil {_object getVariable QGVAR(virtualItems)}) then {
+        [_object, _items, false] call FUNC(addVirtualItems);
+    };
 
     [QGVAR(boxInitialized), [_object, _items]] call CBA_fnc_localEvent;
 };
diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_openBox.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_openBox.sqf
index bb1dd66ad1..dd983776d1 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_openBox.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_openBox.sqf
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ if (
 ) exitWith {};
 
 // If object has no arsenal and chosen option is to not ignore virtual items of object, exit
-if (isNil {_object getVariable QGVAR(virtualItems)} && {!_mode}) exitWith {
+private _virtualItems = _object getVariable QGVAR(virtualItems);
+
+if (isNil "_virtualItems" && {!_mode}) exitWith {
     [LLSTRING(noVirtualItems), false, 5, 1] call EFUNC(common,displayText);
 };
 
 // Don't execute in scheduled environment
 if (canSuspend) exitWith {
-    [{_this call FUNC(openBox)}, _this] call CBA_fnc_directCall;
+    [FUNC(openBox), _this] call CBA_fnc_directCall;
 };
 
 private _displayToUse = findDisplay IDD_RSCDISPLAYCURATOR;
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ if (isNull _displayToUse || {!isNil QGVAR(camera)}) exitWith {
     [LLSTRING(CantOpenDisplay), false, 5, 1] call EFUNC(common,displayText);
 };
 
+GVAR(center) = _center;
 GVAR(currentBox) = _object;
 
 if (_mode) then {
@@ -56,29 +59,12 @@ if (_mode) then {
     GVAR(ignoredVirtualItems) = true;
 } else {
     // Add only specified items to the arsenal
-    private _virtualItems = _object getVariable QGVAR(virtualItems);
-
-    GVAR(virtualItems) = if (isNil "_virtualItems") then {
-        _virtualItems = [
-            [IDX_VIRT_WEAPONS, createHashMapFromArray [[IDX_VIRT_PRIMARY_WEAPONS, createHashMap], [IDX_VIRT_SECONDARY_WEAPONS, createHashMap], [IDX_VIRT_HANDGUN_WEAPONS, createHashMap]]],
-            [IDX_VIRT_ATTACHMENTS, createHashMapFromArray [[IDX_VIRT_OPTICS_ATTACHMENTS, createHashMap], [IDX_VIRT_FLASHLIGHT_ATTACHMENTS, createHashMap], [IDX_VIRT_MUZZLE_ATTACHMENTS, createHashMap], [IDX_VIRT_BIPOD_ATTACHMENTS, createHashMap]]]
-        ];
-
-        _virtualItems = createHashMapFromArray _virtualItems;
-
-        for "_index" from IDX_VIRT_ITEMS_ALL to IDX_VIRT_MISC_ITEMS do {
-            _virtualItems set [_index, createHashMap];
-        };
-    } else {
-        +_virtualItems
-    };
+    GVAR(virtualItems) = +_virtualItems;
 
     // Flatten out hashmaps for easy checking later
     call FUNC(updateVirtualItemsFlat);
 };
 
-GVAR(center) = _center;
-
 if (is3DEN) then {
     _displayToUse createDisplay QGVAR(display);
 } else {
diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeBox.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeBox.sqf
index 50eb28d2e6..984db8d099 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeBox.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeBox.sqf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ private _id = _object getVariable QGVAR(initBoxJIP);
 
 if (_global && {isMultiplayer} && {!isNil "_id"}) then {
     // Remove event from JIP queue
-    [_id] call CBA_fnc_removeGlobalEventJIP;
+    _id call CBA_fnc_removeGlobalEventJIP;
 
     // Reset JIP ID
     _object setVariable [QGVAR(initBoxJIP), nil, true];
diff --git a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeVirtualItems.sqf b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeVirtualItems.sqf
index f16cf6553f..71db2b15a1 100644
--- a/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeVirtualItems.sqf
+++ b/addons/arsenal/functions/fnc_removeVirtualItems.sqf
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ if (_items isEqualType true) then {
         [_object, _global] call FUNC(removeBox);
     } else {
         _object setVariable [QGVAR(virtualItems), _cargo, _global];
+
         // If the arsenal is already open, refresh arsenal display
-        if (!isNil QGVAR(currentBox) && {GVAR(currentBox) isEqualTo _object}) then {
-            [true, true] call FUNC(refresh);
+        if (_global) then {
+            [QGVAR(refresh), _object] call CBA_fnc_globalEvent;
+        } else {
+            [QGVAR(refresh), _object] call CBA_fnc_localEvent;
         };
     };
 };