diff --git a/nq/source/cl_ents.c b/nq/source/cl_ents.c
index 0d4b7ef90..56e485810 100644
--- a/nq/source/cl_ents.c
+++ b/nq/source/cl_ents.c
@@ -599,9 +599,9 @@ CL_RelinkEntities (void)
 			set_entity_model (ent, new->modelindex);
 		}
 		ent->frame = new->frame;
-		if (cl_forcelink[i] || new->colormod != old->colormod) {
-			old->colormod = new->colormod;
-			ent->skin = mod_funcs->Skin_SetColormap (ent->skin, new->colormod);
+		if (cl_forcelink[i] || new->colormap != old->colormap) {
+			old->colormap = new->colormap;
+			ent->skin = mod_funcs->Skin_SetColormap (ent->skin, new->colormap);
 		}
 		if (cl_forcelink[i] || new->skinnum != old->skinnum) {
 			old->skinnum = new->skinnum;
diff --git a/nq/source/cl_parse.c b/nq/source/cl_parse.c
index 9d2e8dac0..5e66a2e52 100644
--- a/nq/source/cl_parse.c
+++ b/nq/source/cl_parse.c
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ CL_ParseUpdate (int bits)
 		if (bits & U_LERPFINISH) {
 			MSG_ReadByte (net_message); //FIXME ignored for now. see fitzquake
 		}
+		state->colormod = baseline->colormod;
 	} else {
 		state->alpha = baseline->alpha;
 		state->scale = baseline->scale;