diff --git a/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp b/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp
index 1c76f6556..6794429da 100644
--- a/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ bool CCharacter::Spawn(CPlayer *pPlayer, vec2 Pos)
 {
 	m_EmoteStop = -1;
 	m_LastAction = -1;
+	m_LastNoAmmoSound = -1;
 	m_ActiveWeapon = WEAPON_GUN;
 	m_LastWeapon = WEAPON_HAMMER;
 	m_QueuedWeapon = -1;
@@ -270,7 +271,11 @@ void CCharacter::FireWeapon()
 	{
 		// 125ms is a magical limit of how fast a human can click
 		m_ReloadTimer = 125 * Server()->TickSpeed() / 1000;
-		GameServer()->CreateSound(m_Pos, SOUND_WEAPON_NOAMMO);
+		if(m_LastNoAmmoSound+Server()->TickSpeed() <= Server()->Tick())
+		{
+			GameServer()->CreateSound(m_Pos, SOUND_WEAPON_NOAMMO);
+			m_LastNoAmmoSound = Server()->Tick();
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/game/server/entities/character.h b/src/game/server/entities/character.h
index aa127979b..d799d8a7d 100644
--- a/src/game/server/entities/character.h
+++ b/src/game/server/entities/character.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ private:
 
 	// last tick that the player took any action ie some input
 	int m_LastAction;
+	int m_LastNoAmmoSound;
 
 	// these are non-heldback inputs
 	CNetObj_PlayerInput m_LatestPrevInput;