diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/charactercreation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/charactercreation.cpp
index 8c2ec6881..a880bca45 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/charactercreation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/charactercreation.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                     mPickClassDialog = 0;
                     mPickClassDialog = new PickClassDialog();
                     mPickClassDialog->setNextButtonShow(mCreationStage >= CSE_ClassChosen);
-                    mPickClassDialog->setClassId(mPlayerClass.mName);
+                    mPickClassDialog->setClassId(mPlayerClass.mId);
                     mPickClassDialog->eventDone += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &CharacterCreation::onPickClassDialogDone);
                     mPickClassDialog->eventBack += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &CharacterCreation::onPickClassDialogBack);
                     mPickClassDialog->setVisible(true);