diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
index 7666d9a466..de1b8a536b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 
 							DispatchOrders(null, 0,
 								new ServerOrder("StartGame", "").Serialize());
+
+							PingMasterServer();
 						}
 					}
 					break;