diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
index 061ed939e..38f0116d6 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/laws.c
@@ -101,19 +101,6 @@ extern int * age;
 boolean nobattle = false;
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static const char *
-dbrace(const struct race * rc)
-{
-  static char zText[32];
-  unsigned char * zPtr = (unsigned char*)zText;
-  strcpy(zText, LOC(find_locale("en"), rc_name(rc, 0)));
-  while (*zPtr) {
-    *zPtr = (unsigned char)toupper(*(int*)zPtr); 
-    ++zPtr;
-  }
-  return zText;
-}
-
 static void
 restart(unit *u, const race * rc)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
index 19bc4de6b..43d54c640 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ const char *directions[MAXDIRECTIONS+2] =
 	"pause"
 };
 
+const char *
+dbrace(const struct race * rc)
+{
+  static char zText[32];
+  unsigned char * zPtr = (unsigned char*)zText;
+  strcpy(zText, LOC(find_locale("en"), rc_name(rc, 0)));
+  while (*zPtr) {
+    *zPtr = (unsigned char)toupper(*(int*)zPtr); 
+    ++zPtr;
+  }
+  return zText;
+}
+
 const char *gr_prefix[3] = {
 	"einem",
 	"einer",
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.h b/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
index 953ffefb3..dc60ee1ce 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.h
@@ -1206,4 +1206,5 @@ extern FILE * updatelog;
 extern int produceexp(struct unit * u, skill_t sk, int n);
 
 extern boolean sqlpatch;
+extern const char * dbrace(const struct race * rc);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/eressea/main.c b/src/eressea/main.c
index ed6718c88..dc982446e 100644
--- a/src/eressea/main.c
+++ b/src/eressea/main.c
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ confirm_newbies(void)
 	while (f) {
 		if (!fval(f, FFL_DBENTRY)) {
       if (f->subscription) {
-        fprintf(sqlstream, "UPDATE subscriptions SET status='ACTIVE', faction='%s' WHERE id=%u;\n", itoa36(f->no), f->subscription);
-  			fset(f, FFL_DBENTRY);
+        fprintf(sqlstream, "UPDATE subscriptions SET status='ACTIVE', faction='%s', race='%s' WHERE id=%u;\n", itoa36(f->no), dbrace(f->race), f->subscription);
+		  fset(f, FFL_DBENTRY);
       }
     }
 		f = f->next;