diff --git a/addons/zeus/XEH_preClientInit.sqf b/addons/zeus/XEH_preClientInit.sqf
index 2e06ff99..45bf4e8c 100644
--- a/addons/zeus/XEH_preClientInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/zeus/XEH_preClientInit.sqf
@@ -103,25 +103,32 @@ Drop this anywhere. Toggles Blue Force Tracking.<br/>";
 ["loadout", {
     //current units loadout changed, check radios
     private _loadout = getUnitLoadout player;
-    if (((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelSW), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {!((_loadout select 9 select 2) isEqualTo "")}) then {
-        [] call FUNC(moduleDiagnosticsGetPlayerFreqsAtStart);
-    };
+    if (_loadout isEqualTo []) exitWith {};
+    private _linkedItems = _loadout select 9;
+    if !(_linkedItems isEqualTo []) then {
+        if (((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelSW), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {!(( _linkedItems select 2) isEqualTo "")}) then {
+            [] call FUNC(moduleDiagnosticsGetPlayerFreqsAtStart);
+        };
 
-    if (!((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelSW), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {(_loadout select 9 select 2) isEqualTo ""}) then {
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(channelSW), nil, true];
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(freqSW), nil, true];
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(channelAdditionalSW), nil, true];
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(freqAdditionalSW), nil, true];
+        if (!((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelSW), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {(_linkedItems select 2) isEqualTo ""}) then {
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(channelSW), nil, true];
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(freqSW), nil, true];
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(channelAdditionalSW), nil, true];
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(freqAdditionalSW), nil, true];
+        };
     };
 
-    if (((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelLR), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {!((_loadout select 5 select 0) isEqualTo "")}) then {
-        [] call FUNC(moduleDiagnosticsGetPlayerFreqsAtStart);
-    };
+    private _backpack = _loadout select 5;
+    if !(_backpack isEqualTo []) then {
+        if (((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelLR), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {!((_backpack select 0) isEqualTo "")}) then {
+            [] call FUNC(moduleDiagnosticsGetPlayerFreqsAtStart);
+        };
 
-    if (!((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelLR), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {(_loadout select 5 select 0) isEqualTo ""}) then {
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(channelLR), nil, true];
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(freqLR), nil, true];
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(channelAdditionalLR), nil, true];
-        player setVariable [QGVAR(freqAdditionalLR), nil, true];
+        if (!((player getVariable [QGVAR(channelLR), -1]) isEqualTo -1) && {(_backpack select 0) isEqualTo ""}) then {
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(channelLR), nil, true];
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(freqLR), nil, true];
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(channelAdditionalLR), nil, true];
+            player setVariable [QGVAR(freqAdditionalLR), nil, true];
+        };
     };
 }, true] call CBA_fnc_addPlayerEventHandler;