diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp
index a4b6a99a360..c39ecc6b6be 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp
@@ -1917,6 +1917,13 @@ void ConnectionManager::parseUserList(const GameInfo *game)
 	TheMemoryPoolFactory->debugSetInitFillerIndex(m_localSlot);
 #endif
 
+	// Set the packet router slot to the first player (packet router fallback[0])
+	// This fixes the issue where m_packetRouterSlot was hardcoded to 0 and never updated
+	if (numUsers > 0) {
+		m_packetRouterSlot = m_packetRouterFallback[0];
+		DEBUG_LOG(("Packet router slot set to %d", m_packetRouterSlot));
+	}
+
 	/*
 	if ( numUsers < 2 || m_localSlot == -1 )
 	{
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp
index 1b93f3e5311..c80fef57d20 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/ConnectionManager.cpp
@@ -1979,6 +1979,13 @@ void ConnectionManager::parseUserList(const GameInfo *game)
 	TheMemoryPoolFactory->debugSetInitFillerIndex(m_localSlot);
 #endif
 
+	// Set the packet router slot to the first player (packet router fallback[0])
+	// This fixes the issue where m_packetRouterSlot was hardcoded to 0 and never updated
+	if (numUsers > 0) {
+		m_packetRouterSlot = m_packetRouterFallback[0];
+		DEBUG_LOG(("Packet router slot set to %d", m_packetRouterSlot));
+	}
+
 	/*
 	if ( numUsers < 2 || m_localSlot == -1 )
 	{