diff --git a/code/server/sv_init.c b/code/server/sv_init.c
index 1d883a3d..40209cd7 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_init.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_init.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ void SV_SpawnServer( const char *server, qboolean loadgame, qboolean restart, qb
 		Cvar_Set( "sv_referencedPakNames", p );
 
 		// save systeminfo and serverinfo strings
-		Q_strncpyz( systemInfo, Cvar_InfoString( CVAR_SYSTEMINFO ), sizeof( systemInfo ) );
+		Q_strncpyz( systemInfo, Cvar_InfoString_Big( CVAR_SYSTEMINFO ), sizeof( systemInfo ) );
 		cvar_modifiedFlags &= ~CVAR_SYSTEMINFO;
 		SV_SetConfigstring( CS_SYSTEMINFO, systemInfo );
 
diff --git a/code/server/sv_main.c b/code/server/sv_main.c
index 3aa43ae3..259e0ea0 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_main.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_main.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ void SV_Frame( int msec ) {
 		cvar_modifiedFlags &= ~CVAR_SERVERINFO;
 	}
 	if ( cvar_modifiedFlags & CVAR_SYSTEMINFO ) {
-		SV_SetConfigstring( CS_SYSTEMINFO, Cvar_InfoString( CVAR_SYSTEMINFO ) );
+		SV_SetConfigstring( CS_SYSTEMINFO, Cvar_InfoString_Big( CVAR_SYSTEMINFO ) );
 		cvar_modifiedFlags &= ~CVAR_SYSTEMINFO;
 	}