Index: code/q3_ui/ui_playermodel.c
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--- code/q3_ui/ui_playermodel.c	(revision 2013)
+++ code/q3_ui/ui_playermodel.c	(working copy)
@@ -469,6 +469,11 @@
 	// model
 	trap_Cvar_VariableStringBuffer( "model", s_playermodel.modelskin, 64 );
 	
+	// use default skin if none is set
+	if (!strchr(s_playermodel.modelskin, '/')) {
+		Q_strcat(s_playermodel.modelskin, 64, "/default");
+	}
+	
 	// find model in our list
 	for (i=0; i<s_playermodel.nummodels; i++)
 	{