diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
index d8ff65afdc..8738ffeafc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/Surface.cs
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 		ColorPalette GetPaletteForPlayerInner(string name)
 		{
 			var pr = new MapPlayers(Map.PlayerDefinitions).Players[name];
-			var pcpi = Program.Rules.Actors["player"].Traits.Get<PlayerColorPaletteInfo>();
+			var pcpi = Program.Rules.Actors["world"].Traits.Get<PlayerColorPaletteInfo>();
 			var remap = new PlayerColorRemap(pcpi.RemapIndex, pr.Color, pcpi.Ramp);
 			return new ImmutablePalette(PlayerPalette, remap).AsSystemPalette();
 		}