diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index ed795c77cf..670fca01d1 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
 		public readonly Controller controller;
 
-		int localPlayerIndex = 1;
+		int localPlayerIndex = 2;
 
 		public readonly Dictionary<int, Player> players = new Dictionary<int, Player>();
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
index 7832494c4a..0ae91bde32 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sidebar.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public void Build(SidebarItem item)
 		{
 			if (item != null)
-				game.controller.orderGenerator = new PlaceBuilding(game.players[1], item.techTreeItem.tag.ToLowerInvariant());
+				game.controller.orderGenerator = new PlaceBuilding(game.LocalPlayer, item.techTreeItem.tag.ToLowerInvariant());
 		}
 
 		void LoadSprites(string filename)