diff --git a/Gameleap/mw4/Content/ShellScripts/ConLobby.script b/Gameleap/mw4/Content/ShellScripts/ConLobby.script
index 64fc4d6e..efb30edf 100644
--- a/Gameleap/mw4/Content/ShellScripts/ConLobby.script
+++ b/Gameleap/mw4/Content/ShellScripts/ConLobby.script
@@ -1726,9 +1726,11 @@ main
                     if (!equal$(szAutoMech, ""))
                     {
 #if USE_ALLOWED_MECHS
+                        // stock_array[j] = index in mech[] where chassis j lives (skips variant entries).
+                        // mech[allowed_mechs[j]] would hit variant names; stock_array corrects this.
                         for (j = 0; j < MAX_ALLOWED_MECHS; j++)
                         {
-                            if equal$(mech[allowed_mechs[j]], szAutoMech)
+                            if equal$(mech[stock_array[allowed_mechs[j]]], szAutoMech)
                             {
                                 o_mech_variant[k].nselected = j
                                 break