Index: code/server/sv_main.c
===================================================================
--- code/server/sv_main.c	(revision 913)
+++ code/server/sv_main.c	(working copy)
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@
 //		return;
 //	}
 
+	// we don't need to send commands to a client until they enter the game
+	if( client->state < CS_ACTIVE )
+		return;
+
 	client->reliableSequence++;
 	// if we would be losing an old command that hasn't been acknowledged,
 	// we must drop the connection
@@ -193,9 +197,6 @@
 
 	// send the data to all relevent clients
 	for (j = 0, client = svs.clients; j < sv_maxclients->integer ; j++, client++) {
-		if ( client->state < CS_PRIMED ) {
-			continue;
-		}
 		SV_AddServerCommand( client, (char *)message );
 	}
 }