diff --git a/dGame/Character.cpp b/dGame/Character.cpp
index 4383ee46..d396382c 100644
--- a/dGame/Character.cpp
+++ b/dGame/Character.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,13 @@ bool Character::GetPlayerFlag(const uint32_t flagId) const {
 	return false; //by def, return false.
 }
 
+void Character::SetRetroactiveFlags() {
+	// Retroactive check for if player has joined a faction to set their 'joined a faction' flag to true.
+	if (GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::VENTURE_FACTION) || GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::ASSEMBLY_FACTION) || GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::PARADOX_FACTION) || GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::SENTINEL_FACTION)) {
+		SetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::JOINED_A_FACTION, true);
+	}
+}
+
 void Character::SaveXmlRespawnCheckpoints() 
 {
     //Export our respawn points:
diff --git a/dGame/Character.h b/dGame/Character.h
index 61017ccb..9678eb3d 100644
--- a/dGame/Character.h
+++ b/dGame/Character.h
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void SendMuteNotice() const;
 
+     /**
+      * Sets any flags that are meant to have been set that may not have been set due to them being
+      * missing in a previous patch.
+      */
+     void SetRetroactiveFlags();
+     
     /**
      * Get the equipped items for this character, only used for character creation
      * @return the equipped items for this character on world load
diff --git a/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp b/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp
index e27c5c93..53abfd7a 100644
--- a/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp
+++ b/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp
@@ -1042,11 +1042,8 @@ void HandlePacket(Packet* packet) {
                     EntityManager::Instance()->ConstructAllEntities(packet->systemAddress);
 
 					player->GetComponent<CharacterComponent>()->SetLastRocketConfig(u"");
-					// Retroactive check for if player has joined a faction to set their 'joined a faction' flag to true.
-					if (c->GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::VENTURE_FACTION) || c->GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::ASSEMBLY_FACTION) ||
-						c->GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::PARADOX_FACTION) || c->GetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::SENTINEL_FACTION)) {
-							c->SetPlayerFlag(ePlayerFlags::JOINED_A_FACTION, true);
-						}
+					
+					c->SetRetroactiveFlags();
 
 					player->GetCharacter()->SetTargetScene("");