diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 9c69071ec..5c4d70dcc 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r719 \cu(Thu 31 Dec 00:50:14 CET 2020)";
+SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \czGZ\c- \cw0.9.11b-pre r720 \cu(Thu 31 Dec 08:27:55 CET 2020)";
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_danmaku.zsc b/zscript/swwm_danmaku.zsc
index d344a9d4c..2141f4cb3 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_danmaku.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_danmaku.zsc
@@ -872,7 +872,13 @@ Class Eviscerator : SWWMWeapon
 		{
 			invoker.isfiring = false;
 			int flg = WRF_ALLOWRELOAD|WRF_ALLOWZOOM|WRF_ALLOWUSER1;
-			if ( !invoker.chambered ) flg |= WRF_NOFIRE;
+			if ( !invoker.chambered )
+			{
+				flg |= WRF_NOFIRE;
+				// autoloader
+				if ( !invoker.pendingload )
+					invoker.pendingload = true;
+			}
 			A_WeaponReady(flg);
 			if ( player.cmd.buttons&(BT_ATTACK|BT_ALTATTACK) )
 				invoker.CheckAmmo(EitherFire,true);
@@ -883,7 +889,13 @@ Class Eviscerator : SWWMWeapon
 		{
 			invoker.isfiring = false;
 			int flg = WRF_ALLOWRELOAD|WRF_ALLOWZOOM|WRF_ALLOWUSER1;
-			if ( !invoker.chambered ) flg |= WRF_NOFIRE;
+			if ( !invoker.chambered )
+			{
+				flg |= WRF_NOFIRE;
+				// autoloader
+				if ( !invoker.pendingload )
+					invoker.pendingload = true;
+			}
 			A_WeaponReady(flg);
 			if ( player.cmd.buttons&(BT_ATTACK|BT_ALTATTACK) )
 				invoker.CheckAmmo(EitherFire,true);