diff --git a/otp/avatar/Avatar.py b/otp/avatar/Avatar.py
index 9a060e3c..ea465fe7 100755
--- a/otp/avatar/Avatar.py
+++ b/otp/avatar/Avatar.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class Avatar(Actor, ShadowCaster):
             self.setPlayerType(NametagGlobals.CCSpeedChat)
         else:
             self.understandable = 0
+            self.setPlayerType(NametagGlobals.CCSpeedChat)
         if not hasattr(self, 'nametag'):
             self.notify.warning('no nametag attributed, but would have been used')
         else: