diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/network/NetHandlerHandshakeTCP.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/network/NetHandlerHandshakeTCP.java.patch
index 959535cddc..d11069d0ed 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/network/NetHandlerHandshakeTCP.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/network/NetHandlerHandshakeTCP.java.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 --- ../src-base/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/network/NetHandlerHandshakeTCP.java
 +++ ../src-work/minecraft/net/minecraft/server/network/NetHandlerHandshakeTCP.java
-@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
- import net.minecraft.network.handshake.client.C00Handshake;
- import net.minecraft.network.login.server.S00PacketDisconnect;
- import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
-+import net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer;
- import net.minecraft.util.ChatComponentText;
- import net.minecraft.util.IChatComponent;
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ package net.minecraft.server.network;
  
++import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
+ import io.netty.util.concurrent.GenericFutureListener;
+ import net.minecraft.network.EnumConnectionState;
+ import net.minecraft.network.NetworkManager;
 @@ -24,6 +25,14 @@
  
      public void func_147383_a(C00Handshake p_147383_1_)
      {
-+        if (!DedicatedServer.allowPlayerLogins)
++        if (!FMLCommonHandler.instance().shouldAllowPlayerLogins())
 +        {
 +            ChatComponentText chatcomponenttext = new ChatComponentText("Server is still starting! Please wait before reconnecting.");
 +            this.field_147386_b.func_150725_a(new S00PacketDisconnect(chatcomponenttext), new GenericFutureListener[0]);
diff --git a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java
index 25fab9eb61..975be3c775 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/client/FMLClientHandler.java
@@ -876,4 +876,10 @@ public class FMLClientHandler implements IFMLSidedHandler
     {
         return report.func_71505_b() instanceof GameRegistryException;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldAllowPlayerLogins()
+    {
+        return true; //Always true as the server has to be started before clicking 'Open to lan'
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLCommonHandler.java b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLCommonHandler.java
index 7327528761..113b87fde3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLCommonHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/FMLCommonHandler.java
@@ -518,4 +518,9 @@ public class FMLCommonHandler
     {
         return sidedDelegate.getDefaultMissingAction();
     }
+
+    public boolean shouldAllowPlayerLogins()
+    {
+        return sidedDelegate.shouldAllowPlayerLogins();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/IFMLSidedHandler.java b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/IFMLSidedHandler.java
index a3bbdff912..4a3e86aefe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/IFMLSidedHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/common/IFMLSidedHandler.java
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@ public interface IFMLSidedHandler
     void serverLoadedSuccessfully();
 
     void failedServerLoading(RuntimeException ex, WorldAccessContainer wac);
+
+    boolean shouldAllowPlayerLogins();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/server/FMLServerHandler.java b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/server/FMLServerHandler.java
index 4ac7f18ea2..92712eb239 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/server/FMLServerHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cpw/mods/fml/server/FMLServerHandler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import net.minecraft.network.INetHandler;
 import net.minecraft.network.NetHandlerPlayServer;
 import net.minecraft.network.NetworkManager;
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
+import net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.IFMLSidedHandler;
@@ -196,4 +197,9 @@ public class FMLServerHandler implements IFMLSidedHandler
     {
 
     }
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldAllowPlayerLogins()
+    {
+        return DedicatedServer.allowPlayerLogins;
+    }
 }