diff --git a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
index d182846d59..bb36717411 100644
--- a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ bool Autostart(const CmdLineArgs& args)
 			CStr name = aiArgs[i].AfterFirst(":");
 
 			scriptInterface.SetProperty(player.get(), "AI", std::string(name));
-			scriptInterface.SetProperty(player.get(), "AIDiff", 1);
+			scriptInterface.SetProperty(player.get(), "AIDiff", 2);
 			scriptInterface.SetPropertyInt(playerData.get(), playerID-1, player);
 		}
 	}