diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
index e9983bf7..673a0e39 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
@@ -1560,6 +1560,9 @@ void CHL2_Player::Spawn(void)
 
 	if (m_iszProtagonistName == NULL_STRING && *g_szDefaultProtagonist)
 		m_iszProtagonistName = MAKE_STRING( g_szDefaultProtagonist );
+	
+	if (m_iszProtagonistName != NULL_STRING)
+		SetProtagonist( STRING( m_iszProtagonistName ) );
 #endif
 
 	//