diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index 9fb7db09a..3ee66c789 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ namespace MWScript
         // targeted scripts started from this one.
         if (targetId.empty() && !reference.isEmpty())
             mTargetId = reference.getCellRef().getRefId();
+
+        // Added by tes3mp
+        sendPackets = false;
     }
 
     int InterpreterContext::getLocalShort (int index) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
index 50f3648e3..55c4e4efe 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             ///< The ownership of \a locals is not transferred. 0-pointer allowed.
 
             // Added by tes3mp
-            bool sendPackets = false;
+            bool sendPackets;
 
             virtual int getLocalShort (int index) const;