diff --git a/src/pc/network/network_player.c b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
index cd9a5e49a..0588ff38e 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/network_player.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ void network_player_update(void) {
     }
 }
 
+extern bool gCurrentlyJoining;
 u8 network_player_connected(enum NetworkPlayerType type, u8 globalIndex, u8 modelIndex, const struct PlayerPalette* palette, char *name) {
     // translate globalIndex to localIndex
     u8 localIndex = globalIndex;
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ u8 network_player_connected(enum NetworkPlayerType type, u8 globalIndex, u8 mode
     }
 
     // display connected popup
-    if (type != NPT_SERVER && (gNetworkType != NT_SERVER || type != NPT_LOCAL)) {
+    if (!gCurrentlyJoining && type != NPT_SERVER && (gNetworkType != NT_SERVER || type != NPT_LOCAL)) {
         char *playerColorString = network_get_player_text_color_string(np->localIndex);
         char popupMsg[128] = { 0 };
         snprintf(popupMsg, 128, "%s%s\\#dcdcdc\\ connected", playerColorString, np->name);
diff --git a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_join.c b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_join.c
index 6c896d2e5..f946e7753 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_join.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_join.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static u8 eeprom[512] = { 0 };
 static u8   sJoinRequestPlayerModel;
 static struct PlayerPalette sJoinRequestPlayerPalette;
 static char sJoinRequestPlayerName[MAX_PLAYER_STRING];
+bool gCurrentlyJoining = false;
 
 void network_send_join_request(void) {
     SOFT_ASSERT(gNetworkType == NT_CLIENT);
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ void network_receive_join(struct Packet* p) {
     SOFT_ASSERT(gNetworkType == NT_CLIENT);
     if (gNetworkPlayerLocal != NULL) { return; }
     LOG_INFO("received join packet");
+    gCurrentlyJoining = true;
 
     gOverrideEeprom = eeprom;
 
@@ -241,4 +243,5 @@ void network_receive_join(struct Packet* p) {
 
     extern s16 gChangeLevel;
     gChangeLevel = gLevelValues.entryLevel;
+    gCurrentlyJoining = false;
 }