diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 89815409dc..b28b370041 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -1118,14 +1118,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 							continue
 						var/class_link = ""
 						if(gear.type in chosen_gear)
-							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;' class='linkOn' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=gear;toggle_gear_path=[html_encode(i)];toggle_gear=0'"
+							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;' class='linkOn' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=gear;toggle_gear_path=[html_encode(name)];toggle_gear=0'"
 						else if(gear_points <= 0)
 							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;' class='linkOff'"
 						else if(donoritem)
-							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;background:#ebc42e;' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=gear;toggle_gear_path=[html_encode(i)];toggle_gear=1'"
+							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;background:#ebc42e;' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=gear;toggle_gear_path=[html_encode(name)];toggle_gear=1'"
 						else
-							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=gear;toggle_gear_path=[html_encode(i)];toggle_gear=1'"
-						dat += "<tr style='vertical-align:top;'><td width=15%><a [class_link]>[i]</a></td>"
+							class_link = "style='white-space:normal;' href='?_src_=prefs;preference=gear;toggle_gear_path=[html_encode(name)];toggle_gear=1'"
+						dat += "<tr style='vertical-align:top;'><td width=15%><a [class_link]>[name]</a></td>"
 						dat += "<td width = 5% style='vertical-align:top'>[gear.cost]</td><td>"
 						if(islist(gear.restricted_roles))
 							if(gear.restricted_roles.len)