diff --git a/qw/source/cl_parse.c b/qw/source/cl_parse.c
index 6c3fcc26e..b74559efc 100644
--- a/qw/source/cl_parse.c
+++ b/qw/source/cl_parse.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,9 @@ CL_ParseServerMessage (void)
 
 	// parse the message
 	while (1) {
+		if (cls.state == ca_disconnected)
+			break; // something called Host_NetError
+
 		if (net_message->badread) {
 			Host_NetError ("CL_ParseServerMessage: Bad server message");
 			break;