diff --git a/src/game/client/components/console.cpp b/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
index 4cc1eaff3..94bb843da 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/console.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void CGameConsole::OnRender()
 		const char *pPrompt = "> ";
 		if(m_ConsoleType == CONSOLETYPE_REMOTE)
 		{
-			if(Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_ONLINE)
+			if(Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_ONLINE || Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_LOADING)
 			{
 				if(Client()->RconAuthed())
 					pPrompt = "rcon> ";
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void CGameConsole::OnRender()
 		//hide rcon password
 		char aInputString[256];
 		str_copy(aInputString, pConsole->m_Input.GetString(), sizeof(aInputString));
-		if(m_ConsoleType == CONSOLETYPE_REMOTE && Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_ONLINE && !Client()->RconAuthed())
+		if(m_ConsoleType == CONSOLETYPE_REMOTE && (Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_ONLINE || Client()->State() == IClient::STATE_LOADING) && !Client()->RconAuthed())
 		{
 			for(int i = 0; i < pConsole->m_Input.GetLength(); ++i)
 				aInputString[i] = '*';