diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp b/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp
index 4ddb3fd8..e14c2d18 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_commands.cpp
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ qboolean ClientGameCommandManager::PostEventForEntity(Event *ev, float fWait)
     EffectsEventQueueNode *node;
     int                    inttime;
 
-    if (!m_fEventWait || current_entity_number < 0) {
+    if (m_fEventWait < 0 || current_entity_number < 0) {
         if (!str::icmp(ev->getName(), ")")) {
             m_fEventWait = 0.0;
         }