diff --git a/code/game/g_svcmds.c b/code/game/g_svcmds.c
index b62da50a..705afd7c 100644
--- a/code/game/g_svcmds.c
+++ b/code/game/g_svcmds.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void UpdateIPBans (void)
 				Q_strcat(ip, sizeof(ip), va("%i", b[j]));
 			Q_strcat(ip, sizeof(ip), (j<3) ? "." : " ");
 		}		
-		if (strlen(iplist_final)+strlen(ip) < MAX_CVAR_VALUE_STRING - 1)
+		if (strlen(iplist_final)+strlen(ip) < MAX_CVAR_VALUE_STRING)
 		{
 			Q_strcat( iplist_final, sizeof(iplist_final), ip);
 		}