diff --git a/code/server/sv_init.c b/code/server/sv_init.c
index a99b01f4..7332180b 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_init.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_init.c
@@ -422,11 +422,6 @@ void SV_SpawnServer( char *server, qboolean killBots ) {
 	// clear the whole hunk because we're (re)loading the server
 	Hunk_Clear();
 
-#ifndef DEDICATED
-	// Restart renderer
-	CL_StartHunkUsers( qtrue );
-#endif
-
 	// clear collision map data
 	CM_ClearMap();
 
@@ -614,6 +609,14 @@ void SV_SpawnServer( char *server, qboolean killBots ) {
 
 	Hunk_SetMark();
 
+#ifndef DEDICATED
+	if ( com_dedicated->integer ) {
+		// restart renderer in order to show console for dedicated servers
+		// launched through the regular binary
+		CL_StartHunkUsers( qtrue );
+	}
+#endif
+
 	Com_Printf ("-----------------------------------\n");
 }