diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 31f73d78..7ed98e40 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -1374,6 +1374,8 @@ static boolean CL_SendJoin(void)
 	netbuffer->u.clientcfg.challengenum = cl_challengenum;
 	memcpy(netbuffer->u.clientcfg.challengeanswer, cl_challengeanswer, MD5_LEN);
 
+	nodes[servernode].flags &= ~NF_CLOSE; // Hell if I know.
+
 	return HSendPacket(servernode, true, 0, sizeof (clientconfig_pak));
 }
 
@@ -3830,6 +3832,9 @@ static void HandleConnect(SINT8 node)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// The connecting node may be
+		nodes[node].flags &= ~NF_CLOSE;
+
 		if (netbuffer->u.clientcfg.needsdownload)
 		{
 			netbuffer->packettype = PT_DOWNLOADFILESOKAY;