diff --git a/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd b/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd
index c18b3c274..49175d52f 100644
--- a/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static func decode_snapshot(bytes: PackedByteArray) -> Variant:
 				})
 
 	# v14: poi_list (#151) — discovered POIs for minimap rendering.
-	# Each entry: {poi_id, name, x, y, z, category}. Positions in sim tile coords.
+	# Each entry: {poi_id, name, x, y, z, poi_category}. Positions in sim tile coords.
 	var poi_list: Array = []
 	var raw_pois: Variant = raw.get("poi_list")
 	if raw_pois is Array:
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static func decode_snapshot(bytes: PackedByteArray) -> Variant:
 					"x": int(raw_poi["x"]),
 					"y": int(raw_poi["y"]),
 					"z": int(raw_poi.get("z", 0)),
-					"category": str(raw_poi.get("category", "Location")),
+					"poi_category": str(raw_poi.get("poi_category", raw_poi.get("category", "Location"))),
 				})
 
 	# v14: examine_result (#174, #242) — character-filtered observation text.
diff --git a/client/ui/minimap.gd b/client/ui/minimap.gd
index ecfa129dc..0f27ee575 100644
--- a/client/ui/minimap.gd
+++ b/client/ui/minimap.gd
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func _draw() -> void:
 		var dx: float = float(poi.x) - px
 		var dy: float = float(poi.y) - py
 		var dist: float = sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy)
-		var category: String = poi.get("category", "")
+		var category: String = poi.get("poi_category", "")
 		var color: Color = _category_color(category)
 
 		if dist < 0.01: