diff --git a/code/qcommon/common.c b/code/qcommon/common.c
index dff23f99..ca0570a5 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/common.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/common.c
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ void QDECL Com_Error( int code, const char *fmt, ... ) {
 		Cvar_Set("com_errorMessage", com_errorMessage);
 
 	if (code == ERR_DISCONNECT || code == ERR_SERVERDISCONNECT) {
+		VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 		SV_Shutdown( "Server disconnected" );
 		CL_Disconnect( qtrue );
-		VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 		CL_FlushMemory( );
 		VM_Forced_Unload_Done();
 		// make sure we can get at our local stuff
@@ -298,32 +298,36 @@ void QDECL Com_Error( int code, const char *fmt, ... ) {
 		longjmp (abortframe, -1);
 	} else if (code == ERR_DROP) {
 		Com_Printf ("********************\nERROR: %s\n********************\n", com_errorMessage);
+		VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 		SV_Shutdown (va("Server crashed: %s",  com_errorMessage));
 		CL_Disconnect( qtrue );
-		VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 		CL_FlushMemory( );
 		VM_Forced_Unload_Done();
 		FS_PureServerSetLoadedPaks("", "");
 		com_errorEntered = qfalse;
 		longjmp (abortframe, -1);
 	} else if ( code == ERR_NEED_CD ) {
+		VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 		SV_Shutdown( "Server didn't have CD" );
 		if ( com_cl_running && com_cl_running->integer ) {
 			CL_Disconnect( qtrue );
-			VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 			CL_FlushMemory( );
 			VM_Forced_Unload_Done();
 			CL_CDDialog();
 		} else {
 			Com_Printf("Server didn't have CD\n" );
+			VM_Forced_Unload_Done();
 		}
+
 		FS_PureServerSetLoadedPaks("", "");
 
 		com_errorEntered = qfalse;
 		longjmp (abortframe, -1);
 	} else {
+		VM_Forced_Unload_Start();
 		CL_Shutdown (va("Client fatal crashed: %s", com_errorMessage));
 		SV_Shutdown (va("Server fatal crashed: %s", com_errorMessage));
+		VM_Forced_Unload_Done();
 	}
 
 	Com_Shutdown ();