diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 4439f9f2..be85d822 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callSettingsDialog() {
 			refreshPlayerName();
 		}
 	
-		if(mySession->getCurrentGame()) {
+		if(mySession->getCurrentGame() && !mySession->isNetworkClientRunning()) {
 
 			HandInterface *currentHand = mySession->getCurrentGame()->getCurrentHand();
 			currentHand->getPlayerArray()[0]->setMyAvatar(mySettingsDialog->pushButton_HumanPlayerAvatar->getMyLink().toUtf8().constData());