diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/clientServer/scripts/client/client.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/clientServer/scripts/client/client.tscript
index 55fcc3b99..d13eab89f 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/clientServer/scripts/client/client.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/clientServer/scripts/client/client.tscript
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ function initClient()
       
    moduleExec("initClient");
 
+   //keybinds stores user custom keybinds generated by the UI module (if installed), this should be the only place this is executed
+   if(isScriptFile(%prefPath @ "/keybinds." @ $TorqueScriptFileExtension)) 
+      exec(%prefPath @ "/keybinds." @ $TorqueScriptFileExtension);
+
    // Copy saved script prefs into C++ code.
    setDefaultFov( $pref::Player::defaultFov );
    setZoomSpeed( $pref::Player::zoomSpeed );
    loadModuleMaterials();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}