diff --git a/src/Jail.cs b/src/Jail.cs
index 7805833..1c7ba9d 100644
--- a/src/Jail.cs
+++ b/src/Jail.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public class JailConfig : BasePluginConfig
     [JsonPropertyName("warden_force_removal")]
     public bool warden_force_removal { get; set; } = true;
 
+    [JsonPropertyName("strip_spawn_weapons")]
+    public bool strip_spawn_weapons { get; set; } = true;
 
     [JsonPropertyName("warday_guns")]
     public bool warday_guns { get; set; } = false;
diff --git a/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs b/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs
index a8e23a9..7c26beb 100644
--- a/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ public void set_rebel(CCSPlayerController? player)
         {
             if(config.colour_rebel)
             {
+                Lib.announce(REBEL_PREFIX,$"{} is a rebel",player.PlayerName);
                 player.set_colour(Lib.RED);
             }
             is_rebel = true;
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ public void rebel_death(CCSPlayerController? player,CCSPlayerController? killer)
         if(is_rebel && killer.TeamNum == Lib.TEAM_CT)
         {
             Lib.log($"rebel {player.PlayerName} killed by {killer.PlayerName}");
-            Lib.localise_announce($" {ChatColors.Green}[REBEL]: {ChatColors.White}","rebel.kill",killer.PlayerName,player.PlayerName);
+            Lib.localise_announce(REBEL_PREFIX,"rebel.kill",killer.PlayerName,player.PlayerName);
         }
     }
 
@@ -323,6 +324,8 @@ public void player_hurt(CCSPlayerController? player, CCSPlayerController? attack
     }
 
 
+    public static readonly String REBEL_PREFIX = $" {ChatColors.Green}[REBEL]: {ChatColors.White}";
+
     public static JailConfig config = new JailConfig();
 
     public Color laser_colour { get; private set; } = Lib.CYAN;
diff --git a/src/Warden/Warden.cs b/src/Warden/Warden.cs
index f5e8fef..d3f0f4e 100644
--- a/src/Warden/Warden.cs
+++ b/src/Warden/Warden.cs
@@ -370,9 +370,13 @@ void setup_cvar()
     {
         Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_force_pick_time 3000");
         Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_autoteambalance 0");
-        Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_equipment_reset_rounds 1");
-        Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_t_default_secondary \"\" ");
-        Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_ct_default_secondary \"\" ");
+
+        if(config.strip_spawn_weapons)
+        {
+            Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_equipment_reset_rounds 1");
+            Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_t_default_secondary \"\" ");
+            Server.ExecuteCommand("mp_ct_default_secondary \"\" ");
+        }
     }
 
     public void round_start()
@@ -427,7 +431,10 @@ public void setup_player_guns(CCSPlayerController? player)
         }
 
         // strip weapons just in case
-        player.strip_weapons();
+        if(config.strip_spawn_weapons)
+        {
+            player.strip_weapons();
+        }
 
         if(player.is_ct())
         {