diff --git a/assets b/assets
index 7cbe6ff4e..9a5767d04 160000
--- a/assets
+++ b/assets
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7cbe6ff4ed7d976e7c69d6677c4aa84988da0e8d
+Subproject commit 9a5767d04203a9cb9857608761646bb6a52b1e13
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
index 567c388c7..6c4f27420 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
@@ -374,12 +374,17 @@ class Song implements IPlayStateScriptedClass implements IRegistryEntry<SongMeta
 
   public function getFirstValidVariation(?diffId:String, ?possibleVariations:Array<String>):Null<String>
   {
-    if (variations == null) possibleVariations = variations;
+    if (possibleVariations == null)
+    {
+      possibleVariations = variations;
+      possibleVariations.sort(SortUtil.defaultsThenAlphabetically.bind(Constants.DEFAULT_VARIATION_LIST));
+    }
     if (diffId == null) diffId = listDifficulties(null, possibleVariations)[0];
 
-    for (variation in variations)
+    for (variationId in possibleVariations)
     {
-      if (difficulties.exists('$diffId-$variation')) return variation;
+      var variationSuffix = (variationId != Constants.DEFAULT_VARIATION) ? '-$variationId' : '';
+      if (difficulties.exists('$diffId$variationSuffix')) return variationId;
     }
 
     return null;
diff --git a/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx b/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx
index c9b99ed46..c7bc03139 100644
--- a/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ class Constants
    */
   public static final DEFAULT_VARIATION:String = 'default';
 
+  /**
+   * Standard variations used by the game.
+   */
+  public static final DEFAULT_VARIATION_LIST:Array<String> = ['default', 'erect', 'pico'];
+
   /**
    * The default intensity for camera zooms.
    */