diff --git a/source/src/serveractions.h b/source/src/serveractions.h
index 01758a34..6b9c86cf 100644
--- a/source/src/serveractions.h
+++ b/source/src/serveractions.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct playeraction : serveraction
 struct forceteamaction : playeraction
 {
     void perform() { forceteam(cn, team_opposite(team_int(clients[cn]->team)), true); }
-    virtual bool isvalid() { return m_teammode && playeraction::isvalid(); }
+    virtual bool isvalid() { return m_teammode && valid_client(cn); }
     forceteamaction(int cn) : playeraction(cn)
     {
         if(isvalid()) s_sprintf(desc)("force player %s to the enemy team", clients[cn]->name);