diff --git a/src/psu/psu_game.erl b/src/psu/psu_game.erl
index 06ab1a2..8668871 100644
--- a/src/psu/psu_game.erl
+++ b/src/psu/psu_game.erl
@@ -569,6 +569,13 @@ event(counter_leave) ->
 	PrevArea = User#egs_user_model.prev_area,
 	area_load(PrevArea#psu_area.questid, PrevArea#psu_area.zoneid, PrevArea#psu_area.mapid, User#egs_user_model.prev_entryid);
 
+%% @doc Send the code for the background image to use. But there's more that should be sent though.
+%% @todo Apparently background values 1 2 3 are never used on official servers. Find out why.
+event({counter_options_request, CounterID}) ->
+	log("counter options request ~p", [CounterID]),
+	[{quests, _}, {bg, Background}|_Tail] = proplists:get_value(CounterID, ?COUNTERS),
+	send_1711(Background);
+
 %% @doc Request the counter's quest files.
 event({counter_quest_files_request, CounterID}) ->
 	log("counter quest files request ~p", [CounterID]),
@@ -997,13 +1004,6 @@ handle(16#1709, _) ->
 handle(16#170b, _) ->
 	send_170c();
 
-%% @doc Counter initialization handler? Send the code for the background image to use.
-%% @todo Handle correctly.
-handle(16#1710, _) ->
-	{ok, User} = egs_user_model:read(get(gid)),
-	[{quests, _}, {bg, Background}, {options, _}] = proplists:get_value(User#egs_user_model.counterid, ?COUNTERS),
-	send_1711(Background);
-
 %% @doc Dialog request handler. Do what we can.
 %% @todo Handle correctly.
 handle(16#1a01, Data) ->
diff --git a/src/psu/psu_proto.erl b/src/psu/psu_proto.erl
index 8d9ae4a..285eee7 100644
--- a/src/psu/psu_proto.erl
+++ b/src/psu/psu_proto.erl
@@ -303,6 +303,22 @@ parse(Size, 16#0c0f, Channel, Data) ->
 	?ASSERT_EQ(VarI, 0),
 	{counter_quest_options_request, CounterID};
 
+parse(Size, 16#1710, Channel, Data) ->
+	<<	_LID:16/little, VarA:16/little, VarB:32/little, VarC:32/little, VarD:32/little, VarE:32/little,
+		VarF:32/little, VarG:32/little, VarH:32/little, VarI:32/little, CounterID:32/little >> = Data,
+	?ASSERT_EQ(Size, 48),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(Channel, 2),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarA, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarB, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarC, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarD, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarE, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarF, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarG, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarH, 0),
+	?ASSERT_EQ(VarI, 0),
+	{counter_options_request, CounterID};
+
 parse(_Size, Command, Channel, Data) ->
 	%% @todo log unknown command?
 	%~ ignore.