diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
index 571a484cf..d2c9bb0b9 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Cinemachine;
 using Ink;
 using Ink.Runtime;
-using MessagePack;
 using TMPro;
 using UniRx;
 using UnityEngine;
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ public class ActionGameManager : MonoBehaviour
 
     public EntitySettings NewEntitySettings
     {
-        get => MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<EntitySettings>(MessagePackSerializer.Serialize(Settings.GameplaySettings.DefaultEntitySettings));
+        get => Settings.GameplaySettings.DefaultEntitySettings.Copy();
     }
 
     public void SaveLoadout(EntityPack pack)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySerializer.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySerializer.cs
index 0a4f0e77b..0ff28d171 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySerializer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySerializer.cs
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ public static class EntitySerializer
 
     public static Entity Unpack(ItemManager itemManager, Zone zone, EntityPack pack, bool instantiate = false)
     {
-        pack.Settings ??= MessagePackSerializer.Deserialize<EntitySettings>(
-            MessagePackSerializer.Serialize(itemManager.GameplaySettings.DefaultEntitySettings));
+        pack.Settings ??= itemManager.GameplaySettings.DefaultEntitySettings.Copy();
         return pack switch
         {
             ShipPack shipPack => Unpack(itemManager, zone, shipPack, instantiate),
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySettings.cs b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySettings.cs
index 80b17aef8..dac16fcea 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySettings.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/ServerShared/EntitySettings.cs
@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ public class EntitySettings
 {
     [Key(0)]
     public float ShutdownPerformance = .1f;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    public EntitySettings Copy()
+    {
+        return new EntitySettings
+        {
+            ShutdownPerformance = ShutdownPerformance
+        };
+    }
+}