diff --git a/src/client/Main.ts b/src/client/Main.ts
index f7c0af249..f1cd9ccf6 100644
--- a/src/client/Main.ts
+++ b/src/client/Main.ts
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ class Client {
       consolex.log("joining lobby, stopping existing game");
       this.gameStop();
     }
+    console.log("territoryPattern", localStorage.getItem("territoryPattern"));
     const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
-
     this.gameStop = joinLobby(
       {
         gameID: lobby.gameID,
diff --git a/src/client/Transport.ts b/src/client/Transport.ts
index 42b47e058..44eb78679 100644
--- a/src/client/Transport.ts
+++ b/src/client/Transport.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class Transport {
           persistentID: this.lobbyConfig.persistentID,
           username: this.lobbyConfig.playerName,
           flag: this.lobbyConfig.flag,
-          pattern: localStorage.getItem("territoryPattern"),
+          pattern: this.lobbyConfig.pattern,
         }),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/src/server/Client.ts b/src/server/Client.ts
index 27bbd8d75..20ece4df4 100644
--- a/src/server/Client.ts
+++ b/src/server/Client.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ export class Client {
     public readonly username: string,
     public readonly ws: WebSocket,
     public readonly flag: string | null,
+    public readonly pattern: string | null,
   ) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/server/GameServer.ts b/src/server/GameServer.ts
index a267c4f3a..59490141b 100644
--- a/src/server/GameServer.ts
+++ b/src/server/GameServer.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ export class GameServer {
         playerID: c.playerID,
         username: c.username,
         clientID: c.clientID,
+        pattern: c.pattern,
         flag: c.flag,
       })),
     });
diff --git a/src/server/Worker.ts b/src/server/Worker.ts
index 8a6d0ddd4..569099d7b 100644
--- a/src/server/Worker.ts
+++ b/src/server/Worker.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export function startWorker() {
               clientMsg.username,
               ws,
               clientMsg.flag,
+              clientMsg.pattern,
             );
 
             const wasFound = gm.addClient(