diff --git a/data/ui_scripts/server_list/lobby.lua b/data/ui_scripts/server_list/lobby.lua
index 0b9eb5c5..20027026 100644
--- a/data/ui_scripts/server_list/lobby.lua
+++ b/data/ui_scripts/server_list/lobby.lua
@@ -63,9 +63,18 @@ function menu_xboxlive(f16_arg0, f16_arg1)
         Engine.ExecNow("eliteclan_refresh", Engine.GetFirstActiveController())
     end
 
-    menu:addElement(LUI.UITimer.new(4000, "vl"))
-    menu:registerEventHandler("vl", function()
-        game:virtuallobbypresentable()
+    local root = Engine.GetLuiRoot()
+    if (root.vltimer) then
+        root.vltimer:close()
+    end
+
+    root.vltimer = LUI.UITimer.new(4000, "vl")
+    root:addElement(root.vltimer)
+    root:registerEventHandler("vl", function()
+        if (Engine.GetDvarBool("virtualLobbyReady")) then
+            root.vltimer:close()
+            game:virtuallobbypresentable()
+        end
     end)
 
     return menu
diff --git a/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp b/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp
index ef8c58a7..ec6418c3 100644
--- a/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/ui_scripting.cpp
@@ -339,8 +339,7 @@ namespace ui_scripting
 
 			game_type["virtuallobbypresentable"] = [](const game&)
 			{
-				static const auto presentable = ::game::Dvar_FindVar("virtualLobbyPresentable");
-				presentable->current.enabled = true;
+				::game::Dvar_SetFromStringByNameFromSource("virtualLobbyPresentable", "1", ::game::DvarSetSource::DVAR_SOURCE_INTERNAL);
 			};
 
 			auto updater_table = table();