diff --git a/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/config.cpp b/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/config.cpp
index 359c4bf..41f5ec6 100644
--- a/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/config.cpp
+++ b/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/config.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class cfgVGS
 {
 	debug = 1; // 0 = OFF
 	maxGarageSlots = 7; // Self-explenatory, right?
+	persistentVehicles = 1; // Are vehicles read from the garage made persistent on the server?
 	vehBlacklist[] = {"O_Truck_Big_cock_F"}; // Put classnames of disallowed vehicles in here
 	expiresVirtualGarage = 604800; // time is in seconds
 };
diff --git a/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/functions_VGS/fn_vgsReadFromGarage.sqf b/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/functions_VGS/fn_vgsReadFromGarage.sqf
index bf61233..629e185 100644
--- a/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/functions_VGS/fn_vgsReadFromGarage.sqf
+++ b/ArmA_3/A3_EPOCH_virtualGarage/serverSide/a3_epoch_virtualGarage/functions_VGS/fn_vgsReadFromGarage.sqf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 	Author: IT07
 
-	Contributor: DirtySanchez from DonkeyPunch.INFO
+	Contributor: DirtySanchez from DonkeyPunch.INFO, Grahame (added vehicle persistence on read from garage)
 	
 	Description:
 	Read from client Garage
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	remoteExecCall to client garage contents
 */
 
-private["_slots", "_debug", "_playerUID", "_response", "_vehsFriendly", "_vehsRaw", "_toSpawn", "_veh", "_safePOS", "_allHitpoints", "_actualHitpoints", "_dmg", "_response2"];
+private["_persistentVics", "_slots", "_debug", "_playerUID", "_response", "_vehsFriendly", "_vehsRaw", "_toSpawn", "_veh", "_safePOS", "_allHitpoints", "_actualHitpoints", "_dmg", "_response2"];
 params [ 
 	["_slot", -1, [0]],
 	["_playerObj", objNull, [objNull]],
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if !([_playerObj, _playerKey] in (uiNamespace getVariable "EPOCH_vgsKeys"))exitW
 
 if (_slot isEqualTo -1) exitWith {diag_log format["[EPOCH VGS]: ReadFromGarage Error - slot number is -1 - data:%1", _slot]};
 
+_persistentVics = "persistentVehicles" call VGS_fnc_vgsGetServerSetting;
 _slots = "maxGarageSlots" call VGS_fnc_vgsGetServerSetting;
 if !(_slot < _slots) exitWith {diag_log format["[EPOCH VGS]: ReadFromGarage Error - slot not less than max slots - data:%1", [_slot, _slots]]};
 
@@ -67,7 +68,14 @@ if ((_response select 0) isEqualTo 1) then
 			[_veh,_gear] call EPOCH_server_CargoFill;
 			_veh setOwner (owner _playerObj);
 			
-			// apply persistent textures
+			if (_persistentVics == 1) then {
+				_veh call EPOCH_server_setVToken;
+				_epochslot = if(EPOCH_VehicleSlots isEqualTo[])then{ str(count EPOCH_VehicleSlots) } else { EPOCH_VehicleSlots select 0 };
+				EPOCH_VehicleSlots = EPOCH_VehicleSlots - [_epochslot];
+				missionNamespace setVariable ['EPOCH_VehicleSlotCount', count EPOCH_VehicleSlots, true];
+				_veh setVariable['VEHICLE_SLOT',_epochslot,true];
+			};
+			
 			_cfgEpochVehicles = 'CfgEpochVehicles' call EPOCH_returnConfig;
 			_availableColorsConfig = (_cfgEpochVehicles >> _vehClass >> "availableColors");
 			if (isArray(_availableColorsConfig)) then {
@@ -136,6 +144,11 @@ if ((_response select 0) isEqualTo 1) then
 					} forEach _actualHitpoints;
 				};
 			};
+		
+			if (_persistentVics == 1) then {
+				_veh call EPOCH_server_save_vehicle;
+				_veh call EPOCH_server_vehicleInit;			// apply persistent textures
+			};
 			
 			// Refetch the vehicles from db and send it to Client
 			_response2 = ["VirtualGarage", _playerUID] call EPOCH_fnc_server_hiveGETRANGE;
@@ -153,4 +166,4 @@ if ((_response select 0) isEqualTo 1) then
 			};
 		};
 	};
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};