diff --git a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
index 1dcb3414c..6f796fdef 100644
--- a/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/gameclient.cpp
@@ -2322,7 +2322,9 @@ bool CGameClient::IsOtherTeam(int ClientID)
 {
 	bool Local = m_Snap.m_LocalClientID == ClientID;
 
-	if((m_aClients[m_Snap.m_LocalClientID].m_Team == TEAM_SPECTATORS && m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_SpectatorID == SPEC_FREEVIEW) || ClientID < 0)
+	if(m_Snap.m_LocalClientID < 0)
+		return false;
+	else if((m_aClients[m_Snap.m_LocalClientID].m_Team == TEAM_SPECTATORS && m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_SpectatorID == SPEC_FREEVIEW) || ClientID < 0)
 		return false;
 	else if(m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_Active && m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_SpectatorID != SPEC_FREEVIEW)
 		return m_Teams.Team(ClientID) != m_Teams.Team(m_Snap.m_SpecInfo.m_SpectatorID);