diff --git a/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py b/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py
index ce138b3fe..c783827ad 100644
--- a/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py
+++ b/lutris/runners/commands/wine.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def create_prefix(
             logger.error("No user.reg found after prefix creation. Prefix might not be valid")
             return
     else:
+        wineenv["GAMEID"] = proton.DEFAULT_GAMEID
         wineenv["PROTONPATH"] = proton.get_proton_path_from_bin(wine_path)
 
         system.execute([proton.get_umu_path(), "createprefix"], env=wineenv)
diff --git a/lutris/util/wine/proton.py b/lutris/util/wine/proton.py
index aaaddafbd..ceaa501af 100644
--- a/lutris/util/wine/proton.py
+++ b/lutris/util/wine/proton.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from lutris.util import system
 from lutris.util.steam.config import get_steamapps_dirs
 
 GE_PROTON_LATEST = _("GE-Proton (Latest)")
-
+DEFAULT_GAMEID = "umu-default"
 
 def is_proton_path(wine_path):
     return "Proton" in wine_path and "lutris" not in wine_path
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@ def get_proton_path_from_bin(wine_path):
 
 
 def get_game_id(game):
-    default_id = "umu-default"
     games_path = os.path.join(settings.RUNTIME_DIR, "umu-games/umu-games.json")
     if not os.path.exists(games_path):
-        return default_id
+        return DEFAULT_GAMEID
     with open(games_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as games_file:
         umu_games = json.load(games_file)
     for umu_game in umu_games:
@@ -112,4 +111,4 @@ def get_game_id(game):
             and umu_game["appid"] == game.appid
         ):
             return umu_game["umu_id"]
-    return default_id
+    return DEFAULT_GAMEID