diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 45f553a10..c57111410 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ static void Got_NetVar(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 		Setvalue(cvar, svalue, stealth);
 }
 
-void CV_SaveNetVars(UINT8 **p)
+void CV_SaveVars(UINT8 **p, boolean in_demo)
 {
 	consvar_t *cvar;
 	UINT8 *count_p = *p;
@@ -1639,7 +1639,10 @@ void CV_SaveNetVars(UINT8 **p)
 	for (cvar = consvar_vars; cvar; cvar = cvar->next)
 		if ((cvar->flags & CV_NETVAR) && !CV_IsSetToDefault(cvar))
 		{
-			WRITEUINT16(*p, cvar->netid);
+			if (in_demo)
+				WRITESTRING(*p, cvar->name);
+			else
+				WRITEUINT16(*p, cvar->netid);
 			WRITESTRING(*p, cvar->string);
 			WRITEUINT8(*p, false);
 			++count;
diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index fe5c0eb7b..b39153a65 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -197,9 +197,12 @@ void CV_AddValue(consvar_t *var, INT32 increment);
 void CV_SaveVariables(FILE *f);
 
 // load/save gamesate (load and save option and for network join in game)
-void CV_SaveNetVars(UINT8 **p);
+void CV_SaveVars(UINT8 **p, boolean in_demo);
+
+#define CV_SaveNetVars(p) CV_SaveVars(p, false)
 void CV_LoadNetVars(UINT8 **p);
 
+#define CV_SaveDemoVars(p) CV_SaveVars(p, true)
 void CV_LoadDemoVars(UINT8 **p);
 
 #ifdef OLD22DEMOCOMPAT
diff --git a/src/g_demo.c b/src/g_demo.c
index 306c4f1ae..6c58f12fb 100644
--- a/src/g_demo.c
+++ b/src/g_demo.c
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ void G_BeginRecording(void)
 	}
 
 	// Save netvar data
-	CV_SaveNetVars(&demo_p);
+	CV_SaveDemoVars(&demo_p);
 
 	memset(&oldcmd,0,sizeof(oldcmd));
 	memset(&oldghost,0,sizeof(oldghost));