diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index da1bccf5..32334fd5 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -706,10 +706,13 @@ void startmap(const char *name, bool reset)   // called just after a map load
     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)
+    if(multiplayer(false))
     {
-        s_sprintfd(desc)("\f1%s", gmdescs[i].desc);
-        conoutf(desc);
+        loopv(gmdescs) if(gmdescs[i].mode == gamemode)
+        {
+            s_sprintfd(desc)("\f1%s", gmdescs[i].desc);
+            conoutf(desc);
+        }
     }
 
     // run once