diff --git a/src/network/network_data.cpp b/src/network/network_data.cpp
index f864fefd8c..a968b3114e 100644
--- a/src/network/network_data.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_data.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void NetworkSend_Command(TileIndex tile, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, uint32 cmd, Comma
 		/* And we queue it for delivery to the clients */
 		NetworkTCPSocketHandler *cs;
 		FOR_ALL_CLIENTS(cs) {
-			if (cs->status > STATUS_AUTH) NetworkAddCommandQueue(cs, &c);
+			if (cs->status > STATUS_MAP_WAIT) NetworkAddCommandQueue(cs, &c);
 		}
 		return;
 	}