diff --git a/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyUIController.cs b/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyUIController.cs
index 4b08d011d7f..36f43d6f4aa 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyUIController.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Lobby/LobbyUIController.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Content.Client.Preferences.UI;
 using Content.Shared.Clothing.Loadouts.Systems;
 using Content.Shared.GameTicking;
+using Content.Shared.Humanoid;
 using Content.Shared.Humanoid.Prototypes;
 using Content.Shared.Preferences;
 using Content.Shared.Roles;
@@ -98,41 +99,50 @@ public void UpdateCharacterUI()
             return;
         }
 
-        if (_previewDummy == null)
+        var maybeProfile = _profileEditor?.Profile ?? (HumanoidCharacterProfile) _preferencesManager.Preferences!.SelectedCharacter;
+
+        if (_previewDummy == null
+            || maybeProfile.Species != EntityManager.GetComponent<HumanoidAppearanceComponent>(_previewDummy.Value).Species)
         {
-            _previewDummy =
-                EntityManager.SpawnEntity(
-                    _prototypeManager.Index<SpeciesPrototype>(HumanoidCharacterProfile.DefaultWithSpecies().Species)
-                        .DollPrototype, MapCoordinates.Nullspace);
-            _previewPanel?.SetSprite(_previewDummy.Value);
+            RespawnDummy(maybeProfile);
+            _previewPanel?.SetSprite(_previewDummy!.Value);
         }
 
         _previewPanel?.SetLoaded(true);
 
-        if (_preferencesManager.Preferences?.SelectedCharacter is not HumanoidCharacterProfile selectedCharacter)
-            _previewPanel?.SetSummaryText(string.Empty);
-        else if (_previewDummy != null)
+        if (_previewDummy == null)
+            return;
+
+        _previewPanel?.SetSummaryText(maybeProfile.Summary);
+        _humanoid.LoadProfile(_previewDummy.Value, maybeProfile);
+
+
+        if (UpdateClothes)
         {
-            var maybeProfile = _profileEditor?.Profile ?? selectedCharacter;
-            _previewPanel?.SetSummaryText(maybeProfile.Summary);
-            _humanoid.LoadProfile(_previewDummy.Value, maybeProfile);
-
-
-            if (UpdateClothes)
-            {
-                RemoveDummyClothes(_previewDummy.Value);
-                if (ShowClothes)
-                    GiveDummyJobClothes(_previewDummy.Value, GetPreferredJob(maybeProfile), maybeProfile);
-                if (ShowLoadouts)
-                    GiveDummyLoadouts(_previewDummy.Value, GetPreferredJob(maybeProfile), maybeProfile);
-                UpdateClothes = false;
-            }
-
-            PreviewDummyUpdated?.Invoke(_previewDummy.Value);
+            RemoveDummyClothes(_previewDummy.Value);
+            if (ShowClothes)
+                GiveDummyJobClothes(_previewDummy.Value, GetPreferredJob(maybeProfile), maybeProfile);
+            if (ShowLoadouts)
+                GiveDummyLoadouts(_previewDummy.Value, GetPreferredJob(maybeProfile), maybeProfile);
+            UpdateClothes = false;
         }
+
+        PreviewDummyUpdated?.Invoke(_previewDummy.Value);
     }
 
 
+    public void RespawnDummy(HumanoidCharacterProfile profile)
+    {
+        if (_previewDummy != null)
+            RemoveDummyClothes(_previewDummy.Value);
+
+        EntityManager.DeleteEntity(_previewDummy);
+        _previewDummy = EntityManager.SpawnEntity(
+            _prototypeManager.Index<SpeciesPrototype>(profile.Species).DollPrototype, MapCoordinates.Nullspace);
+
+        UpdateClothes = true;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Gets the highest priority job for the profile.
     /// </summary>