diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index f2c18db8..3a732e34 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ void startmap(const char *name)   // called just after a map load
     showscores(false);
     intermission = false;
     minutesremaining = -1;
+    arenaintermission = 0;
     bool noflags = (m_ctf || m_ktf) && (!numflagspawn[0] || !numflagspawn[1]);
     if(*clientmap) conoutf("game mode is \"%s\"%s", modestr(gamemode, modeacronyms > 0), noflags ? " - \f2but there are no flag bases on this map" : "");
     loopv(gmdescs) if(gmdescs[i].mode == gamemode) conoutf(gmdescs[i].desc);