diff --git a/code/server/sv_init.c b/code/server/sv_init.c
index 4f287938..89f4ceb4 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_init.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_init.c
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@ void SV_Init (void)
 	Cvar_Get ("sv_dlURL", "", CVAR_SERVERINFO | CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	
 	sv_master[0] = Cvar_Get("sv_master1", MASTER_SERVER_NAME, 0);
-	for(index = 1; index < MAX_MASTER_SERVERS; index++)
+	sv_master[1] = Cvar_Get("sv_master2", "master.ioquake3.org", 0);
+	for(index = 2; index < MAX_MASTER_SERVERS; index++)
 		sv_master[index] = Cvar_Get(va("sv_master%d", index + 1), "", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	sv_reconnectlimit = Cvar_Get ("sv_reconnectlimit", "3", 0);