diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c8c2bfef..7a87d9a5 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@
               <input id="mapName" data-stored="mapName" class="long" autocorrect="off" spellcheck="false" type="text">
             </td>
             <td>
-              <i data-tip="Regenerate map name" onclick="Names.getMapName()" class="icon-arrows-cw"></i>
+              <i data-tip="Regenerate map name" onclick="Names.getMapName(true)" class="icon-arrows-cw"></i>
             </td>
           </tr>
 
diff --git a/modules/names-generator.js b/modules/names-generator.js
index 23372cca..2399760f 100644
--- a/modules/names-generator.js
+++ b/modules/names-generator.js
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@
   }
 
   // generato name for the map
-  const getMapName = function() {
-    if (locked("mapName")) return;
+  const getMapName = function(force) {
+    if (!force && locked("mapName")) return;
+    if (force && locked("mapName")) unlock("mapName");
     const base = Math.random() < .7 ? 2 : Math.random() < .5 ? rand(0, 6) : rand(0, 31);
     if (!nameBases[base]) {tip("Namebase is not found", false, "error"); return ""};
     const min = nameBases[base].min-1;