diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyState.cs b/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyState.cs
index a77136ae41..457163a5b5 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyState.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyState.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ namespace Content.Client.Lobby
             _gameTicker.InfoBlobUpdated += UpdateLobbyUi;
             _gameTicker.LobbyStatusUpdated += LobbyStatusUpdated;
             _gameTicker.LobbyLateJoinStatusUpdated += LobbyLateJoinStatusUpdated;
+
+            _preferencesManager.OnServerDataLoaded += PreferencesDataLoaded;
+
+            _lobby.CharacterPreview.UpdateUI();
         }
 
         protected override void Shutdown()
@@ -100,6 +104,13 @@ namespace Content.Client.Lobby
 
             _characterSetup?.Dispose();
             _characterSetup = null;
+
+            _preferencesManager.OnServerDataLoaded -= PreferencesDataLoaded;
+        }
+
+        private void PreferencesDataLoaded()
+        {
+            _lobby?.CharacterPreview.UpdateUI();
         }
 
         private void OnSetupPressed(BaseButton.ButtonEventArgs args)
diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/LobbyCharacterPreviewPanel.cs b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/LobbyCharacterPreviewPanel.cs
index a319c1a4f1..c63aee7edf 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/LobbyCharacterPreviewPanel.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/UI/LobbyCharacterPreviewPanel.cs
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Lobby.UI
             AddChild(vBox);
 
             UpdateUI();
-
-            _preferencesManager.OnServerDataLoaded += UpdateUI;
         }
 
         public Button CharacterSetupButton { get; }
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Lobby.UI
         protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
             base.Dispose(disposing);
-            _preferencesManager.OnServerDataLoaded -= UpdateUI;
 
             if (!disposing) return;
             if (_previewDummy != null) _entityManager.DeleteEntity(_previewDummy.Value);