diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index 9adea951..9cdfa213 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ void preparectf(bool cleanonly=false)
         loopi(2)
         {
             flaginfo &f = flaginfos[i];
-            f.ack = false;
+            f.ack = true;
             f.actor = NULL;
             f.actor_cn = -1;
             f.team = i;
diff --git a/source/src/entities.cpp b/source/src/entities.cpp
index 28585e58..9c04691b 100644
--- a/source/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/source/src/entities.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void checkitems(playerent *d)
     {
         flaginfo &f = flaginfos[i];
         entity &e = *f.flagent;
-        if(!e.spawned || (f.state == CTFF_INBASE && !numflagspawn[i])) continue;
+        if(!e.spawned || !f.ack || (f.state == CTFF_INBASE && !numflagspawn[i])) continue;
         if(OUTBORD(e.x, e.y)) continue;
         if(f.state==CTFF_DROPPED) // 3d collision for dropped ctf flags
         {