diff --git a/lib/netplay/netplay.c b/lib/netplay/netplay.c
index b7ced99b2..bf155b169 100644
--- a/lib/netplay/netplay.c
+++ b/lib/netplay/netplay.c
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ static void NETallowJoining(void)
 			debug(LOG_NET, "tmp_socket[%d]=%p Accepted", i, tmp_socket[i]);
 			SDLNet_TCP_AddSocket(tmp_socket_set, tmp_socket[i]);
 			if (SDLNet_CheckSockets(tmp_socket_set, 1000) > 0
-			    && SDLNet_SocketReady(tmp_socket[0])
+			    && SDLNet_SocketReady(tmp_socket[i])
 			    && (recv_result = SDLNet_TCP_Recv(tmp_socket[i], buffer, 5)))
 			{
 				if(strcmp(buffer, "list")==0)