diff --git a/src/game/client/components/menus_start.cpp b/src/game/client/components/menus_start.cpp
index 3e4c4a7fd..ba5e69c10 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/menus_start.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/menus_start.cpp
@@ -146,11 +146,7 @@ void CMenus::RenderStartMenu(CUIRect MainView)
 			char aBuf[IO_MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
 			Storage()->GetBinaryPath(PLAT_SERVER_EXEC, aBuf, sizeof(aBuf));
 			// No / in binary path means to search in $PATH, so it is expected that the file can't be opened. Just try executing anyway.
-			if(str_find(aBuf, "/") == 0)
-			{
-				m_ServerProcess.m_Process = shell_execute(aBuf);
-			}
-			else if(fs_is_file(aBuf))
+			if(str_find(aBuf, "/") == 0 || fs_is_file(aBuf))
 			{
 				m_ServerProcess.m_Process = shell_execute(aBuf);
 			}