diff --git a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFactions.java b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFactions.java
index f9467a05..6606a33e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFactions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/MemoryFactions.java
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 package com.massivecraft.factions.zcore.persist;
 
+import com.massivecraft.factions.Faction;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.Factions;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.util.MiscUtil;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.zcore.util.TL;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
-
-import com.massivecraft.factions.Faction;
-import com.massivecraft.factions.Factions;
-import com.massivecraft.factions.util.MiscUtil;
-import com.massivecraft.factions.zcore.util.TL;
-
 public abstract class MemoryFactions extends Factions {
     public Map<String, Faction> factions = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Faction>();
     public int nextId = 1;
 
-    public abstract void load(); {
+    public void load() {
         // Make sure the default neutral faction exists
         if (!factions.containsKey("0")) {
             Faction faction = generateFactionObject("0");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/json/JSONFactions.java b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/json/JSONFactions.java
index c88a80c1..291ff905 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/json/JSONFactions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/zcore/persist/json/JSONFactions.java
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ public class JSONFactions extends MemoryFactions {
     }
 
     public void load() {
+        super.load();
         Map<String, JSONFaction> factions = this.loadCore();
         if (factions == null) {
             return ;
         }
-        this.factions.clear();
         this.factions.putAll(factions);
         P.p.log("Loaded " + factions.size() + " Factions");
     }