diff --git a/code/qcommon/files.cpp b/code/qcommon/files.cpp
index 37e3ac3..7485be7 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/files.cpp
+++ b/code/qcommon/files.cpp
@@ -2551,12 +2551,12 @@ static void FS_ReorderPurePaks()
 	searchpath_t **p_insert_index, // for linked list reordering
 		**p_previous; // when doing the scan
 
+	fs_reordered = qfalse;
+
 	// only relevant when connected to pure server
 	if ( !fs_numServerPaks )
 		return;
 
-	fs_reordered = qfalse;
-
 	p_insert_index = &fs_searchpaths; // we insert in order at the beginning of the list 
 	for ( i = 0 ; i < fs_numServerPaks ; i++ ) {
 		p_previous = p_insert_index; // track the pointer-to-current-item
@@ -3089,7 +3089,7 @@ restart if necessary
 void FS_ConditionalRestart( int checksumFeed ) {
 	if( fs_gamedirvar->modified || checksumFeed != fs_checksumFeed ) {
 		FS_Restart( checksumFeed );
-	} else if ( fs_numServerPaks ) {
+	} else if ( fs_numServerPaks && !fs_reordered ) {
 		FS_ReorderPurePaks();
 	}
 }