diff --git a/src/area_data.cpp b/src/area_data.cpp
index 83bfc38..b03500d 100644
--- a/src/area_data.cpp
+++ b/src/area_data.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 AreaData::AreaData(QString p_name, int p_index)
 {
-    name = p_name;
+    QStringList name_split = p_name.split(":");
+    name_split.removeFirst();
+    name = name_split.join(":");
     index = p_index;
     QSettings areas_ini("config/areas.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
     areas_ini.beginGroup(p_name);
diff --git a/src/packets.cpp b/src/packets.cpp
index 9931391..421688f 100644
--- a/src/packets.cpp
+++ b/src/packets.cpp
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ void AOClient::pktLoadingDone(AreaData* area, int argc, QStringList argv, AOPack
     sendPacket("HP", {"1", QString::number(area->def_hp)});
     sendPacket("HP", {"2", QString::number(area->pro_hp)});
     sendPacket("FA", server->area_names);
-    sendPacket("BN", {area->background});
     sendPacket("OPPASS", {"DEADBEEF"});
     sendPacket("DONE");
+    sendPacket("BN", {area->background});
   
     sendServerMessage("=== MOTD ===\r\n" + server->MOTD + "\r\n=============");
 
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 64a9ea0..35d0281 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void Server::start()
     area_names = areas_ini.childGroups(); // invisibly does a lexicographical sort, because Qt is great like that
     std::sort(area_names.begin(), area_names.end(), [] (const QString &a, const QString &b) {return a.split(":")[0].toInt() < b.split(":")[0].toInt();});
     QStringList sanitized_area_names;
+    QStringList raw_area_names = area_names;
     for (QString area_name : area_names) {
         QStringList name_split = area_name.split(":");
         name_split.removeFirst();
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ void Server::start()
         sanitized_area_names.append(area_name_sanitized);
     }
     area_names = sanitized_area_names;
-    for (int i = 0; i < area_names.length(); i++) {
-        QString area_name = area_names[i];
+    for (int i = 0; i < raw_area_names.length(); i++) {
+        QString area_name = raw_area_names[i];
         areas.insert(i, new AreaData(area_name, i));
     }
 }