diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_snapshot.c b/code/cgame/cg_snapshot.c
index 4ad77d61..3a705590 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_snapshot.c
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_snapshot.c
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ static void CG_TransitionSnapshot( void ) {
 	CG_ExecuteNewServerCommands( cg.nextSnap->serverCommandSequence );
 
 	// if we had a map_restart, set everthing with initial
-	if ( !cg.snap ) {
-		return;
+	if ( cg.mapRestart ) {
 	}
 
 	// clear the currentValid flag for all entities in the existing snapshot