diff --git a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
index edf475c..6a981bb 100644
--- a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
+++ b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                 database.find_chara_make(connection.player_data.content_id);
 
                                                 // Send inventory
-                                                connection.send_inventory(false).await;
+                                                connection.send_inventory(false, true).await;
 
                                                 // set chara gear param
                                                 connection
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ async fn client_loop(
 
                                                 let chara_details = database.find_chara_make(connection.player_data.content_id);
 
-                                                connection.send_inventory(false).await;
+                                                connection.send_inventory(false, false).await;
                                                 connection.send_stats(&chara_details).await;
 
                                                 let online_status = if connection.player_data.gm_rank == GameMasterRank::NormalUser {
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                             // TODO: send the proper response packets!
                                                             connection.player_data.inventory.currency.gil.quantity -= item_info.price_mid;
                                                             connection.player_data.inventory.add_in_next_free_slot(Item::new(1, item_info.id));
-                                                            connection.send_inventory(false).await;
+                                                            connection.send_inventory(false, false).await;
                                                             // TODO: send an actual system notice, this is just a placeholder to provide feedback that the player actually bought something.
                                                             connection.send_message(&format!("You obtained one or more items: {} (id: {})!", item_info.name, item_info.id)).await;
                                                         } else {
diff --git a/src/world/chat_handler.rs b/src/world/chat_handler.rs
index 22e92fd..7d4dadc 100644
--- a/src/world/chat_handler.rs
+++ b/src/world/chat_handler.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl ChatHandler {
                     }
                 }
 
-                connection.send_inventory(true).await;
+                connection.send_inventory(true, false).await;
                 true
             }
             "!item" => {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl ChatHandler {
                     }
                 }
 
-                connection.send_inventory(false).await;
+                connection.send_inventory(false, false).await;
                 true
             }
             "!reload" => {
diff --git a/src/world/connection.rs b/src/world/connection.rs
index 7a4778d..330e8cd 100644
--- a/src/world/connection.rs
+++ b/src/world/connection.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ impl ZoneConnection {
         self.spawn_index
     }
 
-    pub async fn send_inventory(&mut self, send_appearance_update: bool) {
+    pub async fn send_inventory(&mut self, send_appearance_update: bool, first_update: bool) {
         for (sequence, (container_type, container)) in (&self.player_data.inventory.clone())
             .into_iter()
             .enumerate()
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ impl ZoneConnection {
             // currencies
             if container_type == ContainerType::Currency {
                 let mut send_currency = async |item: &Item| {
+                    // skip telling the client what they don't have
+                    if item.quantity == 0 && first_update {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     let ipc = ServerZoneIpcSegment {
                         op_code: ServerZoneIpcType::CurrencyCrystalInfo,
                         timestamp: timestamp_secs(),
@@ -556,6 +561,11 @@ impl ZoneConnection {
                 // items
 
                 let mut send_slot = async |slot_index: u16, item: &Item| {
+                    // skip telling the client what they don't have
+                    if item.quantity == 0 && first_update {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     let ipc = ServerZoneIpcSegment {
                         op_code: ServerZoneIpcType::UpdateItem,
                         timestamp: timestamp_secs(),
@@ -783,11 +793,11 @@ impl ZoneConnection {
                 }
                 Task::AddGil { amount } => {
                     self.player_data.inventory.currency.get_slot_mut(0).quantity += *amount;
-                    self.send_inventory(false).await;
+                    self.send_inventory(false, false).await;
                 }
                 Task::RemoveGil { amount } => {
                     self.player_data.inventory.currency.get_slot_mut(0).quantity -= *amount;
-                    self.send_inventory(false).await;
+                    self.send_inventory(false, false).await;
                 }
                 Task::UnlockOrchestrion { id, on } => {
                     // id == 0 means "all"
@@ -815,7 +825,7 @@ impl ZoneConnection {
                     self.player_data
                         .inventory
                         .add_in_next_free_slot(Item::new(1, *id));
-                    self.send_inventory(false).await;
+                    self.send_inventory(false, false).await;
                 }
                 Task::CompleteAllQuests {} => {
                     self.player_data.completed_quests = vec![0xFF; COMPLETED_QUEST_BITMASK_SIZE];