diff --git a/mods/ctf_inventory/give_initial_stuff.lua b/mods/ctf_inventory/give_initial_stuff.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 87b2309..0000000
--- a/mods/ctf_inventory/give_initial_stuff.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-function give_initial_stuff(player)
-	if minetest.setting_getbool("give_initial_stuff") then
-		minetest.log("action", "Giving initial stuff to player "..player:get_player_name())
-		local inv = player:get_inventory()
-		inv:set_list("main", {})
-		inv:set_list("craft", {})
-		inv:add_item('main', 'default:pick_wood')
-		inv:add_item('main', 'default:sword_wood')
-		inv:add_item('main', 'default:torch 3')
-	end
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	player:set_hp(20)
-	give_initial_stuff(player)
-end)
-minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(give_initial_stuff)
diff --git a/mods/ctf_inventory/init.lua b/mods/ctf_inventory/init.lua
index 57f0721..d776168 100644
--- a/mods/ctf_inventory/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf_inventory/init.lua
@@ -41,5 +41,3 @@ sfinv.register_page("ctf_inventory:help", {
 		return sfinv.make_formspec(player, context, fs, false)
 	end
 })
-
-dofile(minetest.get_modpath("ctf_inventory") .. "/give_initial_stuff.lua")
diff --git a/mods/ctf_map/give_initial_stuff.lua b/mods/ctf_map/give_initial_stuff.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8d9a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/ctf_map/give_initial_stuff.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function give_initial_stuff(player)
+	minetest.log("action", "Giving initial stuff to player "..player:get_player_name())
+	local inv = player:get_inventory()
+	inv:set_list("main",  {})
+	inv:set_list("craft", {})
+
+	local items = ctf_map.map and ctf_map.map.initial_stuff or {
+		"default:pick_wood",
+		"default:sword_wood",
+		"default:torch 3",
+	}
+
+	for _, item in pairs(items) do
+		inv:add_item("main", item)
+	end
+end
+
+minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
+	player:set_hp(20)
+	give_initial_stuff(player)
+end)
+minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(give_initial_stuff)
diff --git a/mods/ctf_map/init.lua b/mods/ctf_map/init.lua
index c1f03fe..e264cf6 100644
--- a/mods/ctf_map/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf_map/init.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dofile(minetest.get_modpath("ctf_map") .. "/barrier.lua")
 
 if minetest.get_modpath("ctf") then
 	dofile(minetest.get_modpath("ctf_map") .. "/schem_map.lua")
+	dofile(minetest.get_modpath("ctf_map") .. "/give_initial_stuff.lua")
 
 	assert(ctf_match)
 	ctf_match.register_on_build_time_end(ctf_map.remove_middle_barrier)
diff --git a/mods/ctf_map/maps/03_caverns.conf b/mods/ctf_map/maps/03_caverns.conf
index c18eef9..ecb4279 100644
--- a/mods/ctf_map/maps/03_caverns.conf
+++ b/mods/ctf_map/maps/03_caverns.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ author = rubenwardy
 rotation = z
 r = 115
 h = 230
+initial_stuff = default:pick_steel,default:sword_wood,default:torch 20
 team.1 = red
 team.1.color = red
 team.1.pos = -20,-2,65
diff --git a/mods/ctf_map/schem_map.lua b/mods/ctf_map/schem_map.lua
index e73f95e..2113d2a 100644
--- a/mods/ctf_map/schem_map.lua
+++ b/mods/ctf_map/schem_map.lua
@@ -48,15 +48,17 @@ function ctf_match.load_map_meta(idx, name)
 	local offset = vector.new(600 * (idx - 1), 0, 0)
 	local meta   = Settings(mapdir .. name .. ".conf")
 
+	local initial_stuff = meta:get("initial_stuff")
 	local map = {
-		idx       = idx,
-		name      = meta:get("name"),
-		author    = meta:get("author"),
-		rotation  = meta:get("rotation"),
-		schematic = name .. ".mts",
-		r         = tonumber(meta:get("r")),
-		h         = tonumber(meta:get("h")),
-		teams     = {}
+		idx           = idx,
+		name          = meta:get("name"),
+		author        = meta:get("author"),
+		rotation      = meta:get("rotation"),
+		schematic     = name .. ".mts",
+		r             = tonumber(meta:get("r")),
+		h             = tonumber(meta:get("h")),
+		teams         = {},
+		initial_stuff = initial_stuff and initial_stuff:split(","),
 	}
 
 	assert(map.r <= max_r)