diff --git a/src/netcode/d_clisrv.c b/src/netcode/d_clisrv.c
index d46e75c3f79dc475fa969cb6bdc48c06a4a938a8..5fee506af320578b7228cb6e5616ebac238120f7 100644
--- a/src/netcode/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/netcode/d_clisrv.c
@@ -1361,16 +1361,16 @@ static void IdleUpdate(void)
 	if (!server || !netgame)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 1; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
-		if (cv_idletime.value && playeringame[i] && playernode[i] != UINT8_MAX && !players[i].quittime && !players[i].spectator && !players[i].bot && !IsPlayerAdmin(i) && i != serverplayer && gamestate == GS_LEVEL && !(players[i].pflags & PF_FINISHED))
+		if (playeringame[i] && playernode[i] != UINT8_MAX && !players[i].quittime && !players[i].spectator && !players[i].bot && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
 		{
 			if (players[i].cmd.forwardmove || players[i].cmd.sidemove || players[i].cmd.buttons)
 				players[i].lastinputtime = 0;
 			else
 				players[i].lastinputtime++;
 
-			if (players[i].lastinputtime > (tic_t)cv_idletime.value * TICRATE * 60)
+			if (cv_idletime.value && !IsPlayerAdmin(i) && i != serverplayer && !(players[i].pflags & PF_FINISHED) && players[i].lastinputtime > (tic_t)cv_idletime.value * TICRATE * 60)
 			{
 				players[i].lastinputtime = 0;
 				if (cv_idlespectate.value && G_GametypeHasSpectators())