diff --git a/Fika.Core/Coop/GameMode/CoopGame.cs b/Fika.Core/Coop/GameMode/CoopGame.cs
index fe3013ef..a6e30075 100644
--- a/Fika.Core/Coop/GameMode/CoopGame.cs
+++ b/Fika.Core/Coop/GameMode/CoopGame.cs
@@ -650,10 +650,10 @@ private void SyncTransitControllers()
 		/// This task ensures that all players are joined and loaded before continuing
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		private async Task WaitForOtherPlayers()
+		private async Task WaitForOtherPlayersToLoad()
 		{
 #if DEBUG
-			Logger.LogWarning("Starting " + nameof(WaitForOtherPlayers));
+			Logger.LogWarning("Starting " + nameof(WaitForOtherPlayersToLoad));
 #endif
 			if (CoopHandler.TryGetCoopHandler(out CoopHandler coopHandler))
 			{
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ private GameObject CreateStartButton()
 					if (isServer)
 					{
 						RaidStarted = true;
-						FikaBackendUtils.HostExpectedNumberOfPlayers = Singleton<FikaServer>.Instance.NetServer.ConnectedPeersCount;
+						FikaBackendUtils.HostExpectedNumberOfPlayers = Singleton<FikaServer>.Instance.NetServer.ConnectedPeersCount + 1;
 						return;
 					}
 
@@ -1410,6 +1410,11 @@ private async Task WaitForHostToStart()
 					Destroy(startButton); 
 				}
 
+				InformationPacket continuePacket = new()
+				{
+					AmountOfPeers = server.NetServer.ConnectedPeersCount + 1
+				};
+				server.SendDataToAll(ref continuePacket, DeliveryMethod.ReliableOrdered);
 				SetStatusModel status = new(FikaBackendUtils.GroupId, LobbyEntry.ELobbyStatus.IN_GAME);
 				await FikaRequestHandler.UpdateSetStatus(status);
 				return;
@@ -1523,7 +1528,7 @@ public override async Task vmethod_1(BotControllerSettings controllerSettings, I
 				DynamicAI = gameObject.AddComponent<FikaDynamicAI>();
 			}
 
-			await WaitForOtherPlayers();
+			await WaitForOtherPlayersToLoad();
 
 			SetMatchmakerStatus(LocaleUtils.UI_FINISHING_RAID_INIT.Localized());
 			Logger.LogInfo("All players are loaded, continuing...");
diff --git a/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaClient.cs b/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaClient.cs
index 91bc7400..6e80ede3 100644
--- a/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaClient.cs
+++ b/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaClient.cs
@@ -1086,11 +1086,14 @@ private void OnInformationPacketReceived(InformationPacket packet)
 			if (coopGame != null)
 			{
 				coopGame.RaidStarted = packet.RaidStarted;
-				FikaBackendUtils.HostExpectedNumberOfPlayers = packet.ReadyPlayers;
 			}
 			ReadyClients = packet.ReadyPlayers;
 			HostReady = packet.HostReady;
 			HostLoaded = packet.HostLoaded;
+			if (packet.AmountOfPeers > 0)
+			{
+				FikaBackendUtils.HostExpectedNumberOfPlayers = packet.AmountOfPeers;
+			}
 
 			if (packet.HostReady)
 			{
diff --git a/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaServer.cs b/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaServer.cs
index b0ebccf9..58dfe809 100644
--- a/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaServer.cs
+++ b/Fika.Core/Networking/FikaServer.cs
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ private void OnSideEffectPacketReceived(SideEffectPacket packet, NetPeer peer)
 			if (item.TryGetItemComponent(out SideEffectComponent sideEffectComponent))
 			{
 				sideEffectComponent.Value = packet.Value;
-				item.RaiseRefreshEvent(false, false);
+				item.RaiseRefreshEvent(true, false);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/Fika.Core/Networking/Packets/Backend/InformationPacket.cs b/Fika.Core/Networking/Packets/Backend/InformationPacket.cs
index 41ad5932..93db9ebb 100644
--- a/Fika.Core/Networking/Packets/Backend/InformationPacket.cs
+++ b/Fika.Core/Networking/Packets/Backend/InformationPacket.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public struct InformationPacket : INetSerializable
 		public bool RaidStarted;
 		public bool RequestStart;
 		public int ReadyPlayers;
+		public int AmountOfPeers;
 		public bool HostReady;
 		public bool HostLoaded;
 		public DateTime GameTime;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public void Deserialize(NetDataReader reader)
 			RaidStarted = reader.GetBool();
 			RequestStart = reader.GetBool();
 			ReadyPlayers = reader.GetInt();
+			AmountOfPeers = reader.GetInt();
 			HostReady = reader.GetBool();
 			if (HostReady)
 			{
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ public void Serialize(NetDataWriter writer)
 			writer.Put(RaidStarted);
 			writer.Put(RequestStart);
 			writer.Put(ReadyPlayers);
+			writer.Put(AmountOfPeers);
 			writer.Put(HostReady);
 			if (HostReady)
 			{