diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/ServerTraits/LobbyCommands.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/ServerTraits/LobbyCommands.cs
index c8b72cba6e..5799a5e04c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/ServerTraits/LobbyCommands.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/ServerTraits/LobbyCommands.cs
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Server
 						return true;
 					}
 				},
-				{ "race",
+				{ "faction",
 					s =>
 					{
 						var parts = s.Split(' ');
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyUtils.cs
index fa0055479c..fe76073eb0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Lobby/LobbyUtils.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			{
 				var item = ScrollItemWidget.Setup(itemTemplate,
 					() => client.Faction == factionId,
-					() => orderManager.IssueOrder(Order.Command("race {0} {1}".F(client.Index, factionId))));
+					() => orderManager.IssueOrder(Order.Command("faction {0} {1}".F(client.Index, factionId))));
 				var faction = factions[factionId];
 				item.Get<LabelWidget>("LABEL").GetText = () => faction.Name;
 				var flag = item.Get<ImageWidget>("FLAG");