diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 55bfcf2f5..bc4da721c 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Template for new versions:
 - `list-agreements`: fix date math when determining petition age
 - `gui/petitions`: fix date math when determining petition age
 - `gui/rename`: fix commandline processing when manually specifying target ids
+- `gui/sandbox`: restore metal equipment options when spawning units
 
 ## Misc Improvements
 - `fix/loyaltycascade`: now also breaks up brawls and other intra-fort conflicts that *look* like loyalty cascades
diff --git a/gui/sandbox.lua b/gui/sandbox.lua
index 29e93b51c..2fed03ca8 100644
--- a/gui/sandbox.lua
+++ b/gui/sandbox.lua
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ local function init_arena()
             -- for i in ipairs(df.builtin_mats) do
             --     do_insert(MAT_TABLE.builtin[i], i, -1)
             -- end
-            for i, mat in ipairs(RAWS.inorganics) do
+            for i, mat in ipairs(RAWS.inorganics.all) do
                 do_insert(mat.material, 0, i)
                 -- stop at the first "special" metal. we don't need more than that
                 if mat.flags.DEEP_SPECIAL then break end