diff --git a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/Campaign.java b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/Campaign.java
index f77df26c7e..95d6e80028 100644
--- a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/Campaign.java
+++ b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/Campaign.java
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public Campaign() {
         crimeRating = 0;
         crimePirateModifier = 0;
         dateOfLastCrime = null;
-        initiativeBonus = 10;
+        initiativeBonus = 0;
         setRankSystemDirect(Ranks.getRankSystemFromCode(Ranks.DEFAULT_SYSTEM_CODE));
         forces = new Force(name);
         forceIds.put(0, forces);
@@ -4468,7 +4468,6 @@ private void processReputationChanges() {
     }
 
     public int getInitiativeBonus(){
-        System.out.println("reached here"+ initiativeBonus);
         return initiativeBonus;
     }
      public void setInitiativeBonus(int bonus){
@@ -5507,7 +5506,7 @@ public void writeToXML(final PrintWriter pw) {
         MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLTag(pw, indent, "lastMissionId", lastMissionId);
         MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLTag(pw, indent, "lastScenarioId", lastScenarioId);
         MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLTag(pw, indent, "calendar", getLocalDate());
-
+        MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLTag(pw, indent, "InitiativeBonus", initiativeBonus);
         MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLOpenTag(pw, indent++, "nameGen");
         MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLTag(pw, indent, "faction", RandomNameGenerator.getInstance().getChosenFaction());
         MHQXMLUtility.writeSimpleXMLTag(pw, indent, "percentFemale", RandomGenderGenerator.getPercentFemale());
diff --git a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/io/CampaignXmlParser.java b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/io/CampaignXmlParser.java
index ec4b0c7806..6f25807d4b 100644
--- a/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/io/CampaignXmlParser.java
+++ b/MekHQ/src/mekhq/campaign/io/CampaignXmlParser.java
@@ -688,6 +688,8 @@ private static void processInfoNode(Campaign retVal, Node wni, Version version)
                     retVal.setRetainerStartDate(LocalDate.parse(wn.getTextContent()));
                 } else if (xn.equalsIgnoreCase("crimeRating")) {
                     retVal.setCrimeRating(Integer.parseInt(wn.getTextContent()));
+                } else if (xn.equalsIgnoreCase("initiativeBonus")) {
+                    retVal.setInitiativeBonus(Integer.parseInt(wn.getTextContent()));
                 } else if (xn.equalsIgnoreCase("crimePirateModifier")) {
                     retVal.setCrimePirateModifier(Integer.parseInt(wn.getTextContent()));
                 } else if (xn.equalsIgnoreCase("dateOfLastCrime")) {