diff --git a/src/server/entry.c b/src/server/entry.c
index 232409a9..c9e3d1ad 100644
--- a/src/server/entry.c
+++ b/src/server/entry.c
@@ -322,9 +322,11 @@ float ConsoleCmd(string cmd)
 
 float SV_ShouldPause(float newstatus)
 {
-	if (serverkeyfloat("background") == 1) {
+	if (serverkeyfloat("background") == 1)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	if (cvar("sv_playerslots") > 1)
 		return FALSE;
-	}
 
 	return newstatus;
 }