diff --git a/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp b/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
index ecfb62172..d41f07ea1 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ bool GameInterface::LoadGame(FSaveGameNode* node)
     gFrameRate = 0;
     totalclock = 0;
     paused = 0;
+    ready2send = 1;
     gamestate = GS_LEVEL;
     bVanilla = false;