diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 05879f4573..5e30816c94 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 					var isNetTick = LocalTick % NetTickScale == 0;
 
-					if (!isNetTick || orderManager.IsReadyForNextFrame)
+					if (!isNetTick || orderManager.SendNetFrameOrdersAndCheckReady())
 					{
 						++orderManager.LocalFrameNumber;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs
index 8018e82450..ece15b5b37 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 		public int NetFrameNumber { get; private set; }
 		public int LocalFrameNumber;
 		public int FramesAhead = 0;
-		public bool IsReadyForNextFrame { get; private set; }
+		bool isReadyForNextFrame;
 		int lastFrameSent;
 
 		public long LastTickTime = Game.RunTime;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 
 			// Technically redundant since we will attempt to send orders before the next frame
 			SendOrders();
-			IsReadyForNextFrame = false;
+			isReadyForNextFrame = false;
 		}
 
 		public OrderManager(ConnectionTarget endpoint, string password, IConnection conn)
@@ -111,17 +111,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 			chatCache.Add(new ChatLine(name, nameColor, text, textColor));
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Send all frame orders that are ready if we can (game is started and our next available send frame is free),
-		 * Send all immediate orders,
-		 * Receive and dispatch immediate orders, check incoming sync matchs, and buffer received frame orders,
-		 * Update our ready status for the next frame for Tick().
-		 */
 		public void TickImmediate()
 		{
-			// Send our frame orders if we should
-			SendOrders();
-
 			if (localImmediateOrders.Count != 0 && GameSaveLastFrame < NetFrameNumber + FramesAhead)
 				Connection.SendImmediate(localImmediateOrders.Select(o => o.Serialize()));
 			localImmediateOrders.Clear();
@@ -153,9 +144,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 						return;
 				}
 			}
-
-			if (!IsReadyForNextFrame)
-				IsReadyForNextFrame = NetFrameNumber >= 1 && frameData.IsReadyForFrame(NetFrameNumber);
 		}
 
 		Dictionary<int, byte[]> syncForFrame = new Dictionary<int, byte[]>();
@@ -204,13 +192,24 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 			}
 		}
 
+		public bool SendNetFrameOrdersAndCheckReady()
+		{
+			// Send our frame orders if we should
+			SendOrders();
+
+			if (!isReadyForNextFrame)
+				isReadyForNextFrame = NetFrameNumber >= 1 && frameData.IsReadyForFrame(NetFrameNumber);
+
+			return isReadyForNextFrame;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Only available if TickImmediate() is called first and we are ready to dispatch received orders locally.
 		 * Process all incoming orders for this frame, handle sync hashes and step our net frame.
 		 */
 		public void Tick()
 		{
-			if (!IsReadyForNextFrame)
+			if (!isReadyForNextFrame)
 				throw new InvalidOperationException();
 
 			foreach (var order in frameData.OrdersForFrame(World, NetFrameNumber))
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 					syncReport.UpdateSyncReport();
 
 			++NetFrameNumber;
-			IsReadyForNextFrame = false;
+			isReadyForNextFrame = false;
 		}
 
 		public void Dispose()