diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index ed0b8e528..d6af642df 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -4252,7 +4252,7 @@ static void HandlePacketFromPlayer(SINT8 node)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			realstart = ExpandTics(netbuffer->u.serverpak.starttic);
+			realstart = netbuffer->u.serverpak.starttic;
 			realend = realstart + netbuffer->u.serverpak.numtics;
 
 			if (!txtpak)
@@ -4659,7 +4659,7 @@ static void SV_SendTics(void)
 
 			// Send the tics
 			netbuffer->packettype = PT_SERVERTICS;
-			netbuffer->u.serverpak.starttic = (UINT8)realfirsttic;
+			netbuffer->u.serverpak.starttic = realfirsttic;
 			netbuffer->u.serverpak.numtics = (UINT8)(lasttictosend - realfirsttic);
 			netbuffer->u.serverpak.numslots = (UINT8)SHORT(doomcom->numslots);
 			bufpos = (UINT8 *)&netbuffer->u.serverpak.cmds;
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 463240a2a..63597f832 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ typedef struct
 // this packet is too large
 typedef struct
 {
-	UINT8 starttic;
+	tic_t starttic;
 	UINT8 numtics;
 	UINT8 numslots; // "Slots filled": Highest player number in use plus one.
 	ticcmd_t cmds[45]; // Normally [BACKUPTIC][MAXPLAYERS] but too large
diff --git a/src/d_net.c b/src/d_net.c
index a6768d75d..6d137fc62 100644
--- a/src/d_net.c
+++ b/src/d_net.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void DebugPrintpacket(const char *header)
 			size_t ntxtcmd = &((UINT8 *)netbuffer)[doomcom->datalength] - cmd;
 
 			fprintf(debugfile, "    firsttic %u ply %d tics %d ntxtcmd %s\n    ",
-				(UINT32)ExpandTics(serverpak->starttic), serverpak->numslots, serverpak->numtics, sizeu1(ntxtcmd));
+				(UINT32)serverpak->starttic, serverpak->numslots, serverpak->numtics, sizeu1(ntxtcmd));
 			/// \todo Display more readable information about net commands
 			fprintfstringnewline((char *)cmd, ntxtcmd);
 			/*fprintfstring((char *)cmd, 3);