Index: code/qcommon/cmd.c
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--- code/qcommon/cmd.c	(revision 1472)
+++ code/qcommon/cmd.c	(working copy)
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 void Cmd_Wait_f( void ) {
 	if ( Cmd_Argc() == 2 ) {
 		cmd_wait = atoi( Cmd_Argv( 1 ) );
+		if( cmd_wait < 0 )
+			cmd_wait = 1; // ignore the argument
 	} else {
 		cmd_wait = 1;
 	}
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@
 
 	while (cmd_text.cursize)
 	{
-		if ( cmd_wait )	{
+		if ( cmd_wait > 0 )	{
 			// skip out while text still remains in buffer, leaving it
 			// for next frame
 			cmd_wait--;