diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Worldstate.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Worldstate.cpp
index 8b08a810b..1995f2b39 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Worldstate.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Worldstate.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ void Worldstate::sendMapExplored(int cellX, int cellY, const std::vector<char>&
 
     getNetworking()->getWorldstatePacket(ID_WORLD_MAP)->setWorldstate(this);
     getNetworking()->getWorldstatePacket(ID_WORLD_MAP)->Send();
-
-    // Keep this tile marked as explored so we don't send any more packets for it
-    markExploredMapTile(mapTile.x, mapTile.y);
 }
 
 void Worldstate::setMapExplored()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
index 0f6b0d47a..ebeccdbbe 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ namespace MWRender
                 Send an ID_PLAYER_MAP packet with this map tile to the server, but only if:
                 1) We have recorded the exterior cell corresponding to this tile's coordinates
                 2) The tile has not previously been marked as explored in this client's mwmp::Worldstate
+                3) The tile does not belong to a Wilderness cell
             */
             if (originToCellX.count(imageDest.mX) > 0 && originToCellY.count(imageDest.mY) > 0)
             {
@@ -661,28 +662,34 @@ namespace MWRender
 
                 if (!worldstate->containsExploredMapTile(cellX, cellY))
                 {
-                    LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_ERROR, "New global map tile corresponds to cell %i, %i", originToCellX.at(imageDest.mX), originToCellY.at(imageDest.mY));
+                    // Keep this tile marked as explored so we don't send any more packets for it
+                    worldstate->markExploredMapTile(cellX, cellY);
 
-                    osgDB::ReaderWriter* readerwriter = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReaderWriterForExtension("png");
-                    if (!readerwriter)
+                    if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(cellX, cellY)->getCell()->mContextList.empty() == false)
                     {
-                        std::cerr << "Error: Can't write temporary map image, no '" << "png" << "' readerwriter found" << std::endl;
-                        return;
-                    }
+                        LOG_MESSAGE_SIMPLE(Log::LOG_ERROR, "New global map tile corresponds to cell %i, %i", originToCellX.at(imageDest.mX), originToCellY.at(imageDest.mY));
 
-                    std::ostringstream ostream;
+                        osgDB::ReaderWriter* readerwriter = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReaderWriterForExtension("png");
+                        if (!readerwriter)
+                        {
+                            std::cerr << "Error: Can't write temporary map image, no '" << "png" << "' readerwriter found" << std::endl;
+                            return;
+                        }
 
-                    osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult result = readerwriter->writeImage(*imageDest.mImage, ostream);
+                        std::ostringstream ostream;
 
-                    if (!result.success())
-                    {
-                        std::cerr << "Error: Can't write temporary map image: " << result.message() << " code " << result.status() << std::endl;
-                    }
+                        osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult result = readerwriter->writeImage(*imageDest.mImage, ostream);
 
-                    std::string stringData = ostream.str();
-                    std::vector<char> vectorData = std::vector<char>(stringData.begin(), stringData.end());
+                        if (!result.success())
+                        {
+                            std::cerr << "Error: Can't write temporary map image: " << result.message() << " code " << result.status() << std::endl;
+                        }
 
-                    worldstate->sendMapExplored(cellX, cellY, vectorData);
+                        std::string stringData = ostream.str();
+                        std::vector<char> vectorData = std::vector<char>(stringData.begin(), stringData.end());
+
+                        worldstate->sendMapExplored(cellX, cellY, vectorData);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             /*