diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 9d15b8884..19c45d82b 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -5625,6 +5625,9 @@ boolean D_IsPlayerHumanAndGaming (INT32 player_number)
 
 tic_t GetLag(INT32 node)
 {
+	// If the client has caught up to the server -- say, during a wipe -- lag is meaningless.
+	if (nettics[node] > gametic)
+		return 0;
 	return gametic - nettics[node];
 }