diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 6de772b50..e20c6d442 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -2794,7 +2794,6 @@ void CL_ClearPlayer(INT32 playernum)
 	splitscreen_invitations[playernum] = -1;
 
 	playerconsole[playernum] = playernum;
-	G_DestroyParty(playernum);
 
 	// Wipe the struct.
 	memset(&players[playernum], 0, sizeof (player_t));
@@ -3876,6 +3875,7 @@ static void Got_AddPlayer(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 	{
 		// Clear player before joining, lest some things get set incorrectly
 		CL_ClearPlayer(newplayernum);
+		G_DestroyParty(newplayernum);
 
 		playeringame[newplayernum] = true;
 		G_AddPlayer(newplayernum);
@@ -4018,6 +4018,7 @@ static void Got_AddBot(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 
 	// Clear player before joining, lest some things get set incorrectly
 	CL_ClearPlayer(newplayernum);
+	G_DestroyParty(newplayernum);
 
 	playeringame[newplayernum] = true;
 	G_AddPlayer(newplayernum);
diff --git a/src/g_party.cpp b/src/g_party.cpp
index 1c82a2d1d..2b72d49f0 100644
--- a/src/g_party.cpp
+++ b/src/g_party.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ public:
 	// consoleplayer.
 	Party& operator [](Party::Console console) { return pool_[console]; }
 
+	// Clears a single player's local party. This method
+	// accesses the playernum directly, instead of the
+	// consoleplayer.
+	void reset(playernum_t player) { pool_[player] = {}; }
+
 protected:
 	std::array<Party, MAXPLAYERS> pool_;
 }
@@ -271,7 +276,7 @@ void G_ObliterateParties(void)
 
 void G_DestroyParty(UINT8 player)
 {
-	local_party[player] = {};
+	local_party.reset(player);
 	final_party[player] = {};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index 70ccf1624..16073ac06 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ static void P_NetUnArchiveParties(savebuffer_t *save)
 		if (!playeringame[i])
 			continue;
 
+		G_DestroyParty(i);
 		G_BuildLocalSplitscreenParty(i);
 	}