diff --git a/scripts/client/server.js b/scripts/client/server.js
index 5410a2fb..a56df057 100644
--- a/scripts/client/server.js
+++ b/scripts/client/server.js
@@ -292,8 +292,19 @@ function setLocalPlayerInfiniteRun(state) {
 // ===========================================================================
 
 function setLocalPlayerSkin(skinId) {
+    logToConsole(LOG_INFO, skinId);
     if(getGame() == VRR_GAME_GTA_IV) {
-        natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), skinId);
+        if(natives.isModelInCdimage(skinId)) {
+            natives.requestModel(skinId);
+            natives.loadAllObjectsNow();
+            if(natives.hasModelLoaded(skinId)) {
+                natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), skinId);
+            }
+        }
+
+        //natives.requestModel(skinId);
+        //natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), skinId);
+
         //localPlayer.skin = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
         //localPlayer.modelIndex = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
     } else {
diff --git a/scripts/client/skin-select.js b/scripts/client/skin-select.js
index 2b361383..13af8975 100644
--- a/scripts/client/skin-select.js
+++ b/scripts/client/skin-select.js
@@ -54,9 +54,14 @@ function processSkinSelectKeyPress(keyCode) {
             logToConsole(LOG_DEBUG, `Switching to skin ${allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][1]} (Index: ${skinSelectorIndex}, Skin: ${allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0]})`);
             skinSelectMessageTextTop = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][1];
             if(getGame() == VRR_GAME_GTA_IV) {
-                //natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0]);
-                //localPlayer.skin = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
-                //localPlayer.modelIndex = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
+                let skinId = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][1];
+                if(natives.isModelInCdimage(skinId)) {
+                    natives.requestModel(skinId);
+                    natives.loadAllObjectsNow();
+                    if(natives.hasModelLoaded(skinId)) {
+                        natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), skinId);
+                    }
+                }
             } else {
                 localPlayer.skin = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
             }
@@ -69,9 +74,14 @@ function processSkinSelectKeyPress(keyCode) {
             logToConsole(LOG_DEBUG, `Switching to skin ${allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][1]} (Index: ${skinSelectorIndex}, Skin: ${allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0]})`);
             skinSelectMessageTextTop = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][1];
             if(getGame() == VRR_GAME_GTA_IV) {
-                //natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0]);
-                //localPlayer.skin = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
-                //localPlayer.modelIndex = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
+                let skinId = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][1];
+                if(natives.isModelInCdimage(skinId)) {
+                    natives.requestModel(skinId);
+                    natives.loadAllObjectsNow();
+                    if(natives.hasModelLoaded(skinId)) {
+                        natives.changePlayerModel(natives.getPlayerId(), skinId);
+                    }
+                }
             } else {
                 localPlayer.skin = allowedSkins[skinSelectorIndex][0];
             }