diff --git a/data/gui/default/window/lobby_main.cfg b/data/gui/default/window/lobby_main.cfg
index 07a8a3dd15d..85e8c1e1b4d 100644
--- a/data/gui/default/window/lobby_main.cfg
+++ b/data/gui/default/window/lobby_main.cfg
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
 			horizontal_grow = "true"
 			vertical_grow = "true"
 			[scrollbar_panel]
+				id = "old_player_list"
 				horizontal_scrollbar_mode = "never"
 				vertical_scrollbar_mode = "auto"
 				[definition]
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/lobby_main.cpp b/src/gui/dialogs/lobby_main.cpp
index b74d3d7f176..d17eaf9d8a4 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/lobby_main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/lobby_main.cpp
@@ -177,10 +177,8 @@ void tplayer_list::init(gui2::twindow &w)
 			, new_widgets);
 
 	if(new_widgets) {
-		active_game.list->set_visible(twidget::INVISIBLE);
-		active_room.list->set_visible(twidget::INVISIBLE);
-		other_rooms.list->set_visible(twidget::INVISIBLE);
-		other_games.list->set_visible(twidget::INVISIBLE);
+		find_widget<twidget>(&w, "old_player_list", false)
+				.set_visible(twidget::INVISIBLE);
 	}
 	if(!new_widgets && tree) {
 		tree->set_visible(twidget::INVISIBLE);