diff --git a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
index 9524e7c1b..fa54d60c1 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async function createClientGame(
   const worker = new WorkerClient(
     lobbyConfig.gameStartInfo,
     lobbyConfig.clientID,
-    userSettings,
+    userSettings.getData(),
   );
   await worker.initialize();
   const gameView = new GameView(
diff --git a/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts b/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts
index f81624b32..715c268d4 100644
--- a/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts
+++ b/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from "../game/Game";
 import { TileRef } from "../game/GameMap";
 import { ErrorUpdate, GameUpdateViewData } from "../game/GameUpdates";
+import { UserSettingsData } from "../game/UserSettings";
 import { ClientID, GameStartInfo, Turn } from "../Schemas";
 import { generateID } from "../Util";
 import { WorkerMessage } from "./WorkerMessages";
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class WorkerClient {
   constructor(
     private gameStartInfo: GameStartInfo,
     private clientID: ClientID,
-    private userSettings: UserSettings,
+    private userSettingsData: UserSettingsData,
   ) {
     this.worker = new Worker(new URL("./Worker.worker.ts", import.meta.url));
     this.messageHandlers = new Map();
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export class WorkerClient {
         id: messageId,
         gameStartInfo: this.gameStartInfo,
         clientID: this.clientID,
-        userSettings: this.userSettings.getData(),
+        userSettings: this.userSettingsData,
       });
 
       // Add timeout for initialization