diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index 617a169b..32b96263 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ void callvote(int type, char *arg1, char *arg2)
 
 void scallvote(char *type, char *arg1, char *arg2)
 {
-    if(type)
+    if(type && inmainloop)
     {
         int t = atoi(type);
         if(t==SA_MAP) // FIXME
diff --git a/source/src/main.cpp b/source/src/main.cpp
index 6330d179..b4a7ee35 100644
--- a/source/src/main.cpp
+++ b/source/src/main.cpp
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void checkinput()
 VARF(gamespeed, 10, 100, 1000, if(multiplayer()) gamespeed = 100);
 VARF(paused, 0, 0, 1, if(multiplayer()) paused = 0);
 
-bool firstrun = false;
+bool firstrun = false, inmainloop = false;
 static int clockrealbase = 0, clockvirtbase = 0;
 static void clockreset() { clockrealbase = SDL_GetTicks(); clockvirtbase = totalmillis; }
 VARFP(clockerror, 990000, 1000000, 1010000, clockreset());
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     changemap("maps/ac_complex");
 
     initlog("mainloop");
+    inmainloop = true;
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 	int lastflush = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index e9796e50..c25cde0d 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ extern time_t now_utc;
 extern struct tm *systemtime();
 
 extern void keyrepeat(bool on);
-extern bool firstrun;
+extern bool firstrun, inmainloop;
 
 enum
 {