diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index ccbd21e1d..6d657dd99 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -4126,10 +4126,7 @@ static void HandlePacketFromAwayNode(SINT8 node)
 						if (I_NetMakeNodewPort)
 							servernode = I_NetMakeNode(cl_challengeaddress);
 #endif
-						if (cl_needsdownload)
-							cl_mode = CL_ASKDOWNLOADFILES;
-						else
-							cl_mode = CL_ASKJOIN;
+						cl_mode = CL_ASKJOIN;
 						break;
 
 					case 1: