diff --git a/src/client/NSRadar.h b/src/client/NSRadar.h
index 5eb1f378..7941ce67 100644
--- a/src/client/NSRadar.h
+++ b/src/client/NSRadar.h
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ public:
 	nonvirtual NSRadar InitFromHLTVScript(string);
 	/** Init as Overview from Source Engine HLTV script file. */
 	nonvirtual NSRadar InitFromSourceHLTVScript(string);
-	/** Init an empty (wireframe) overview */
+	/** Init a wireframe overview. */
 	nonvirtual NSRadar InitWireframe(void);
+	/** Init an empty overview. */
+	nonvirtual NSRadar InitEmpty(void);
 
 	nonvirtual void RenderOverviewPlane(void);
 	nonvirtual void RenderWireframePlane(void);
diff --git a/src/client/NSRadar.qc b/src/client/NSRadar.qc
index f4ac158d..c2acbf30 100644
--- a/src/client/NSRadar.qc
+++ b/src/client/NSRadar.qc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ NSRadar::RenderView(void)
 {
 	if (m_strMaterial != __NULL__) {
 		RenderOverviewPlane();
-	} else {
+	} else if (m_strMaterial == "wireframe") {
 		RenderWireframePlane();
 	}
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ NSRadar::RenderView(void)
 }
 
 NSRadar
-NSRadar::InitWireframe(void)
+NSRadar::InitEmpty(void)
 {
 	NSRadar newRadar = spawn(NSRadar);
 	newRadar.m_bDrawEntities = false;
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ NSRadar::InitWireframe(void)
 	return newRadar;
 }
 
+NSRadar
+NSRadar::InitWireframe(void)
+{
+	NSRadar newRadar = spawn(NSRadar);
+	newRadar.m_bDrawEntities = false;
+	newRadar.CalculateVertices();
+	newRadar.m_strMaterial = "wireframe";
+	return newRadar;
+}
+
 NSRadar
 NSRadar::InitForCurrentMap(void)
 {