diff --git a/nq/include/client.h b/nq/include/client.h
index fe6fb5851..ff0c203d8 100644
--- a/nq/include/client.h
+++ b/nq/include/client.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	double      oldtime;		// Previous cl.time, time-oldtime is used
 								// to decay light values and smooth step ups
 
-	float       last_received_message;	// (realtime) for net trouble icon
+	double      last_servermessage;	// (realtime) for net trouble icon
 
 /* information that is static for the entire time connected to a server */
 
diff --git a/nq/source/cl_main.c b/nq/source/cl_main.c
index 054d60677..00c089a5b 100644
--- a/nq/source/cl_main.c
+++ b/nq/source/cl_main.c
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ CL_ReadFromServer (void)
 		if (!ret)
 			break;
 
-		cl.last_received_message = realtime;
 		CL_ParseServerMessage ();
 	} while (ret && cls.state >= ca_connected);
 
diff --git a/nq/source/cl_parse.c b/nq/source/cl_parse.c
index 0b8e5972b..3855481c5 100644
--- a/nq/source/cl_parse.c
+++ b/nq/source/cl_parse.c
@@ -833,6 +833,8 @@ CL_ParseServerMessage (void)
 	static dstring_t *stuffbuf;
 	signon_t    so;
 
+	cl.last_servermessage = realtime;
+
 	// if recording demos, copy the message out
 	if (cl_shownet->int_val == 1)
 		Sys_Printf ("%i ", net_message->message->cursize);
diff --git a/nq/source/cl_screen.c b/nq/source/cl_screen.c
index 1a0f8e7be..da5163c5c 100644
--- a/nq/source/cl_screen.c
+++ b/nq/source/cl_screen.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static qpic_t  *scr_net;
 static void
 SCR_DrawNet (void)
 {
-	if (realtime - cl.last_received_message < 0.3)
+	if (realtime - cl.last_servermessage < 0.3)
 		return;
 	if (cls.demoplayback)
 		return;