diff --git a/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer.js b/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer.js
index 9dae6ba0..0248c17d 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class HUDBuildingPlacer extends HUDBuildingPlacerLogic {
                 consumeEvents: true,
                 targetOnly: true,
             });
-            detector.click.add(() => this.currentVariant.set(variant));
+            detector.click.add(() => this.setVariant(variant));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js b/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js
index d0737df8..1b61e2c3 100644
--- a/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js
+++ b/src/js/game/hud/parts/building_placer_logic.js
@@ -506,12 +506,20 @@ export class HUDBuildingPlacerLogic extends BaseHUDPart {
             );
             const newIndex = (index + 1) % availableVariants.length;
             const newVariant = availableVariants[newIndex];
-            this.currentVariant.set(newVariant);
-
-            this.preferredVariants[metaBuilding.getId()] = newVariant;
+            this.setVariant(newVariant);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the current variant to the given variant
+     */
+    setVariant(variant) {
+        const metaBuilding = this.currentMetaBuilding.get();
+        this.currentVariant.set(variant);
+
+        this.preferredVariants[metaBuilding.getId()] = variant;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Performs the direction locked placement between two points after
      * releasing the mouse