diff --git a/core/CPlayerManager.cpp b/core/CPlayerManager.cpp
index ea30b8c0d..02952b24a 100644
--- a/core/CPlayerManager.cpp
+++ b/core/CPlayerManager.cpp
@@ -67,10 +67,14 @@ void CPlayerManager::OnSourceModShutdown()
 
 void CPlayerManager::OnServerActivate(edict_t *pEdictList, int edictCount, int clientMax)
 {
-	/* Initialize all players */
-	m_maxClients = clientMax;
-	m_PlayerCount = 0;
-	m_Players = new CPlayer[m_maxClients + 1];
+	if (m_FirstPass)
+	{
+		/* Initialize all players */
+		m_maxClients = clientMax;
+		m_PlayerCount = 0;
+		m_Players = new CPlayer[m_maxClients + 1];
+		m_FirstPass = false;
+	}
 }
 
 bool CPlayerManager::OnClientConnect(edict_t *pEntity, const char *pszName, const char *pszAddress, char *reject, int maxrejectlen)
diff --git a/core/CPlayerManager.h b/core/CPlayerManager.h
index a3fd16309..042476bf9 100644
--- a/core/CPlayerManager.h
+++ b/core/CPlayerManager.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class CPlayer;
 
 class CPlayerManager : public SMGlobalClass
 {
+public:
+	CPlayerManager() : m_FirstPass(true) {}
 public: //SMGlobalClass
 	virtual void OnSourceModAllInitialized();
 	virtual void OnSourceModShutdown();
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ private:
 	CPlayer *m_Players;
 	int m_maxClients;
 	int m_PlayerCount;
+	bool m_FirstPass;
 };
 
 extern CPlayerManager g_PlayerManager;