diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog.html b/doc/ChangeLog.html
index 30c517f66..9e5442684 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog.html
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog.html
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 <li>Future 1.19 Release<p>
     <ul>
     <li>++
+    <li>Use first races UI by default, it should be defined (from Russell Smith).
     <li>Allow victory/defeat backgrounds to not be set (from Russell Smith).
     <li>Removed 'tower CCL directive (from Russell Smith).
     <li>Fixed Save/Load bug when spaces in race display name (from Russell Smith).
diff --git a/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp b/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp
index dc6d53919..68b6cad43 100644
--- a/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp
+++ b/src/stratagus/stratagus.cpp
@@ -1035,10 +1035,9 @@ global void PreMenuSetup(void)
 
     InitVideoCursors();
 
-    // FIXME: make the race configurable
-    InitMenus(PlayerRaces.Count>1 ? PlayerRaces.Race[1] : 0);
-    LoadCursors(PlayerRaces.Count>1 ? PlayerRaces.Name[1] :
-	PlayerRaces.Name[0]);
+    // FIXME: make the race ui configurable
+    InitMenus(PlayerRaces.Race[0]);
+    LoadCursors(PlayerRaces.Name[0]);
     InitSettings();
 
     InitUserInterface(PlayerRaces.Count>1 ? PlayerRaces.Name[1] :