diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
index 3831273ccf..2adb1a3159 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.GameRules;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Utility
 {
@@ -371,9 +372,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 			for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++)
 				remap[i] = i;
 
-			// TODO: should read that from mods/*/system.yaml
-			var srcRemapIndex = Enum<int[]>.Parse(args[1].Split(':')[0]);
-			var destRemapIndex = Enum<int[]>.Parse(args[2].Split(':')[0]);
+			var srcMod = Enum<string>.Parse(args[1].Split(':')[0]);
+			Game.modData = new ModData(srcMod);
+			FileSystem.LoadFromManifest(Game.modData.Manifest);
+			Rules.LoadRules(Game.modData.Manifest, new Map());
+			var srcPaletteInfo = Rules.Info["player"].Traits.Get<PlayerColorPaletteInfo>();
+			int[] srcRemapIndex = srcPaletteInfo.RemapIndex;
+
+			var destMod = Enum<string>.Parse(args[2].Split(':')[0]);
+			Game.modData = new ModData(destMod);
+			FileSystem.LoadFromManifest(Game.modData.Manifest);
+			Rules.LoadRules(Game.modData.Manifest, new Map());
+			var destPaletteInfo = Rules.Info["player"].Traits.Get<PlayerColorPaletteInfo>();
+			int[] destRemapIndex = destPaletteInfo.RemapIndex;
 
 			// the remap range is always 16 entries, but their location and order changes
 			for (var i = 0; i < 16; i++)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
index 08674a384c..d46783c004 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 			Console.WriteLine("  --png SHPFILE PALETTE [--transparent]     Convert a SHP to a PNG containing all of its frames, optionally setting up transparency");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --extract MOD[,MOD]* FILES     Extract files from mod packages");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --tmp-png MOD[,MOD]* THEATER FILES      Extract terrain tiles to PNG");
-			Console.WriteLine("  --remap SRCREMAPINDEX:PAL DESTREMAPINDEX:PAL SRCSHP DESTSHP     Remap SHPs to another palette");
+			Console.WriteLine("  --remap SRCMOD:PAL DESTMOD:PAL SRCSHP DESTSHP     Remap SHPs to another palette");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --r8 R8FILE PALETTE START END FILENAME [--transparent] [--infrantry] [--vehicle] [--projectile] [--building] [--wall] [--tileset]     Convert Dune 2000 DATA.R8 to PNGs choosing start- and endframe as well as type for correct offset to append multiple frames to one PNG named by filename optionally setting up transparency.");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --transpose SRCSHP DESTSHP START N M [START N M ...]     Transpose the N*M block of frames starting at START.");
 		}