diff --git a/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp b/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
index 47d0ee386..2d892f6f7 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ void CGameContext::OnTick()
 					if(!m_VoteKick && !m_VoteSpec && m_apPlayers[i] &&
 						!m_apPlayers[i]->m_Afk && m_apPlayers[i]->GetTeam() != TEAM_SPECTATORS &&
 						g_Config.m_SvVoteVetoTime &&
-						(Server()->Tick() - m_apPlayers[i]->m_JoinTick) / (Server()->TickSpeed() * 60) > g_Config.m_SvVoteVetoTime)
+						((Server()->Tick() - m_apPlayers[i]->m_JoinTick) / (Server()->TickSpeed() * 60) > g_Config.m_SvVoteVetoTime ||
+						 (Server()->Tick() - m_apPlayers[i]->GetCharacter()->m_StartTime) / (Server()->TickSpeed() * 60) > g_Config.m_SvVoteVetoTime))
 					{
 						if(ActVote == 0)
 							Veto = true;