diff --git a/code/gamespy/gserverlist.c b/code/gamespy/gserverlist.c
index 83f94b28..e515dcf9 100644
--- a/code/gamespy/gserverlist.c
+++ b/code/gamespy/gserverlist.c
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@ static GError SendListRequest(GServerList serverlist, GServerListSocket slsocket
     if (gsiSocketIsError(len) || len == 0)
         return GE_NOCONNECT;
 
-    ServerListModeChange(serverlist, sl_listxfer);
+    if (serverlist->state == sl_idle) {
+        ServerListModeChange(serverlist, sl_listxfer);
+    }
     return 0;
 }