diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/mixin/chunk_system/PlayerListMixin.java b/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/mixin/chunk_system/PlayerListMixin.java
index 50ff8f1..e26b1de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/mixin/chunk_system/PlayerListMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/mixin/chunk_system/PlayerListMixin.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.mixin.chunk_system;
 
+import ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patches.chunk_system.level.ChunkSystemServerLevel;
 import ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patches.chunk_system.player.ChunkSystemServerPlayer;
+import ca.spottedleaf.moonrise.patches.chunk_system.player.RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader;
 import net.minecraft.network.Connection;
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.Packet;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.server.network.CommonListenerCookie;
 import net.minecraft.server.players.PlayerList;
+import net.minecraft.util.Unit;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
@@ -30,6 +33,26 @@ private void initRealPlayer(final Connection connection, final ServerPlayer serv
         ((ChunkSystemServerPlayer)serverPlayer).moonrise$setRealPlayer(true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @reason prevent chunk load cycling on join
+     * @author jpenilla
+     */
+    @Inject(
+        method = "placeNewPlayer",
+        at = @At(
+            target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/level/ServerLevel;addNewPlayer(Lnet/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer;)V",
+            value = "INVOKE"
+        )
+    )
+    private void addJoinTicket(final Connection connection, final ServerPlayer serverPlayer,
+                                final CommonListenerCookie commonListenerCookie, final CallbackInfo ci) {
+        ((ChunkSystemServerLevel) serverPlayer.serverLevel()).moonrise$getChunkTaskScheduler().chunkHolderManager.addTicketAtLevel(
+            RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.PLAYER_JOIN,
+            serverPlayer.chunkPosition(),
+            RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.TICK_TICKET_LEVEL,
+            Unit.INSTANCE);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @reason The RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader will handle the VD packet
      * @author Spottedleaf
diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java b/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java
index e428295..aaa86b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/spottedleaf/moonrise/patches/chunk_system/player/RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.TicketType;
 import net.minecraft.server.network.PlayerChunkSender;
+import net.minecraft.util.Unit;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.ChunkPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.GameRules;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.ChunkAccess;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public final class RegionizedPlayerChunkLoader {
 
     public static final TicketType<Long> PLAYER_TICKET         = TicketType.create("chunk_system:player_ticket", Long::compareTo);
     public static final TicketType<Long> PLAYER_TICKET_DELAYED = TicketType.create("chunk_system:player_ticket_delayed", Long::compareTo, 5 * 20);
+    public static final TicketType<Unit> PLAYER_JOIN           = TicketType.create("chunk_system:player_join", (a, b) -> 0, 5 * 20);
 
     public static final int MIN_VIEW_DISTANCE = 2;
     public static final int MAX_VIEW_DISTANCE = 32;