diff --git a/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp b/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp
index 39b0d89..0237735 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ClientCommandProcessor::ClientCommandProcessor(UniverseClientPtr universeClient,
     {"enabletech", bind(&ClientCommandProcessor::enableTech, this, _1)},
     {"upgradeship", bind(&ClientCommandProcessor::upgradeShip, this, _1)},
     {"swap", bind(&ClientCommandProcessor::swap, this, _1)},
-    {"respawnInWorld", bind(&ClientCommandProcessor::respawnInWorld, this)}
+    {"respawnInWorld", bind(&ClientCommandProcessor::respawnInWorld, this, _1)}
   };
 }
 
@@ -428,25 +428,37 @@ String ClientCommandProcessor::swap(String const& argumentsString) {
     return "Failed to swap player";
 }
 
-String ClientCommandProcessor::respawnInWorld() {
+String ClientCommandProcessor::respawnInWorld(String const& argumentsString) {
+  auto arguments = m_parser.tokenizeToStringList(argumentsString);
+
+
   WorldClientPtr worldClient = m_universeClient->worldClient();
 
-  // Make sure we got the worldClient
-  if (!worldClient) {
-    return "Error: Unable to access world client.";
+
+  if (arguments.size() == 0) {
+    const std::string stringResult = worldClient->respawnInWorld() ? "true" : "false";
+    return "Respawn in this world is currently " + stringResult; // return the current state of the respawn value when no argument is given
+  }
+  if (arguments.size() > 1) {
+    return "Too many arguments for this command!"; // we dont wanna have too much, right?
   }
 
-  if (worldClient->toggleRespawnInWorld()) {
+  // behold: probably one of the least efficient ways to convert a Star::String to a boolean
+  bool value;
+  if (arguments[0].toLower() == "true") {
+    value = true;
+  } else if(arguments[0].toLower() == "false") {
+    value = false;
+  }
+  else {
+    return "Invalid argument!"; // at least we get validation if it was not a boolean
+  }
+
+  bool result = worldClient->setRespawnInWorld(value);
     // Convert boolean to string for the response
-    const std::string result = worldClient->respawnInWorld() ? "true" : "false";
+  const std::string stringResult = result ? "true" : "false";
 
-    return "Successfully switched respawn in this world to " + result;
-  }
-  else
-    return "Failed to switch respawn in this world!";
-
-  // This should never trigger, but its better to have it than not :3
-  return "Something unforseen happend!";
+  return "Successfully set respawn in this world to " + stringResult;
 }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.hpp b/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.hpp
index 658242c..94dad5d 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarClientCommandProcessor.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private:
   String enableTech(String const& argumentsString);
   String upgradeShip(String const& argumentsString);
   String swap(String const& argumentsString);
-  String respawnInWorld();
+  String respawnInWorld(String const& argumentsString);
 
   UniverseClientPtr m_universeClient;
   CinematicPtr m_cinematicOverlay;
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
index afe71ac..0d3e039 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldClient.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ bool WorldClient::respawnInWorld() const {
   return m_respawnInWorld;
 }
 
+bool WorldClient::setRespawnInWorld(bool value = NULL) {
+
+  if (value != NULL)
+    m_respawnInWorld = value;
+  else
+    m_respawnInWorld ^= true; // dont know if we still want to set the respawn if no argument is given here
+
+  return m_respawnInWorld;
+}
+
 void WorldClient::removeEntity(EntityId entityId, bool andDie) {
   auto entity = m_entityMap->entity(entityId);
   if (!entity)
@@ -2421,16 +2431,4 @@ void WorldClient::setupForceRegions() {
   }
 }
 
-bool WorldClient::toggleRespawnInWorld() {
-  // Setting oldValue to check if m_respawnInWorld triggered correctly later
-  const bool oldValue = respawnInWorld();
-
-  m_respawnInWorld ^= true;
-
-  if (respawnInWorld() != oldValue) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldClient.hpp b/source/game/StarWorldClient.hpp
index 2f1cbc0..9f15e0e 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldClient.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldClient.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ public:
   void reviveMainPlayer();
   bool respawnInWorld() const;
 
+  bool setRespawnInWorld(bool value);
+
   void removeEntity(EntityId entityId, bool andDie);
 
   WorldTemplateConstPtr currentTemplate() const;
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ public:
   typedef std::function<bool(PlayerPtr, StringView)> BroadcastCallback;
   BroadcastCallback& broadcastCallback();
 
-  bool toggleRespawnInWorld();
+
 
 private:
   static const float DropDist;