diff --git a/engine/server/sv_send.c b/engine/server/sv_send.c
index 7abd36784..f3cc2ac92 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_send.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_send.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void SV_MulticastProtExt(vec3_t origin, multicast_t to, int dimension_mask, int
 				{
 					if (oneclient != split)
 					{
-						if (andspecs && split->spectator && split->spec_track >= 0 && oneclient == &svs.clients[split->spec_track])
+						if (andspecs && split->spectator && split->spec_track > 0 && oneclient == &svs.clients[split->spec_track - 1])
 							;
 						else
 							continue;