diff --git a/source/src/server.cpp b/source/src/server.cpp
index 9ed5cb31..5bcb94a1 100644
--- a/source/src/server.cpp
+++ b/source/src/server.cpp
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ void initserver(bool dedicated, int uprate, char *sdesc, char *ip, char *master,
     {
         ENetAddress address = { ENET_HOST_ANY, CUBE_SERVER_PORT };
         if(*ip && enet_address_set_host(&address, ip)<0) printf("WARNING: server ip not resolved");
-        serverhost = enet_host_create(&address, maxclients, 0, uprate);
+        serverhost = enet_host_create(&address, maxclients+1, 0, uprate);
         if(!serverhost) fatal("could not create server host\n");
         loopi(maxclients) serverhost->peers[i].data = (void *)-1;
 		if(!maprot || !maprot[0]) maprot = newstring("config/maprot.cfg");