diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GameServerIPRequestMsgHandler.java b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GameServerIPRequestMsgHandler.java
index 5d16b81d..6ddf1fd2 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GameServerIPRequestMsgHandler.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/handlers/GameServerIPRequestMsgHandler.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class GameServerIPRequestMsgHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
     @Override
     protected boolean _handleNetMsg(ClientNetMsg baseMsg, ClientConnection origin) throws MsgSendException {
 
-        PlayerCharacter playerCharacter = origin.getPlayerCharacter();
         Session session = SessionManager.getSession(origin);
 
         // Member variable declaration
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ public class GameServerIPRequestMsgHandler extends AbstractClientMsgHandler {
 
         msg = (GameServerIPRequestMsg) baseMsg;
 
+        PlayerCharacter playerCharacter = PlayerCharacter.getPlayerCharacter(msg.getCharacterUUID());
+
         if (playerCharacter == null) {
             Logger.info("Unable to find character ID " + msg.getCharacterUUID());
             LoginServer.KickToLogin(MBServerStatics.LOGINERROR_UNABLE_TO_LOGIN, "PlayerCharacter lookup failed in .RequestGameServer().", origin);