diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Auto.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Auto.java
index c5de6c164..53951b413 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Auto.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Auto.java
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 package com.intellectualcrafters.plot.commands;
 
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.*;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.database.DBFunc;
+
 import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
+
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -120,7 +123,9 @@ public class Auto extends SubCommand {
                     final PlotWorld pw = PlotMain.getWorldSettings(world);
                     final Plot plot2 = PlotMain.getPlots(world).get(plot.id);
                     if ((pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS != null) && (pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS.size() > 0)) {
-                        plot2.settings.setFlags(FlagManager.parseFlags(pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS));
+                        Flag[] flags = FlagManager.parseFlags(pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS);
+                        plot2.settings.setFlags(flags);
+                        DBFunc.setFlags(plot2.world, plot2, flags);
                     }
                 }
                 Auto.lastPlot = getNextPlot(Auto.lastPlot, 1);
@@ -157,7 +162,9 @@ public class Auto extends SubCommand {
                     final PlotWorld pw = PlotMain.getWorldSettings(world);
                     final Plot plot2 = PlotMain.getPlots(world).get(start);
                     if ((pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS != null) && (pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS.size() > 0)) {
-                        plot2.settings.setFlags(FlagManager.parseFlags(pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS));
+                        Flag[] flags = FlagManager.parseFlags(pw.DEFAULT_FLAGS);
+                        plot2.settings.setFlags(flags);
+                        DBFunc.setFlags(plot2.world, plot2, flags);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Claim.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Claim.java
index 100b45b8d..efc12bf8e 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Claim.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Claim.java
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 package com.intellectualcrafters.plot.commands;
 
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.*;
+import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.database.DBFunc;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.events.PlayerClaimPlotEvent;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.generator.DefaultPlotWorld;
+
 import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
+
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
@@ -110,7 +113,9 @@ public class Claim extends SubCommand {
                 SchematicHandler.paste(player.getLocation(), sch, plot2, 0, 0);
             }
             if ((world.DEFAULT_FLAGS != null) && (world.DEFAULT_FLAGS.size() > 0)) {
-                plot2.settings.setFlags(FlagManager.parseFlags(world.DEFAULT_FLAGS));
+                Flag[] flags = FlagManager.parseFlags(world.DEFAULT_FLAGS);
+                plot2.settings.setFlags(flags);
+                DBFunc.setFlags(plot.world, plot2, flags);
             }
             if (world instanceof DefaultPlotWorld) {
                 final DefaultPlotWorld pW = (DefaultPlotWorld) world;