diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/battle.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/battle.c
index 1a324585b..40b8be7a7 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/battle.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/battle.c
@@ -285,10 +285,12 @@ DoBattle (BATTLE_STATE *bs)
 				&& (battleFrameCount - delay) % NETPLAY_CHECKSUM_INTERVAL == 0)
 		{
 			if (!(GLOBAL (CurrentActivity) & CHECK_ABORT))
+			{
 				if (!verifyChecksums (battleFrameCount - delay)) {
 					GLOBAL(CurrentActivity) |= CHECK_ABORT;
-					resetConnections(ResetReason_syncLoss);
+					resetConnections (ResetReason_syncLoss);
 				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netmelee.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netmelee.c
index 50405d707..c94a1d649 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netmelee.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/netplay/netmelee.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ networkBattleInput(COUNT player, STARSHIPPTR StarShipPtr) {
 	
 	for (;;) {
 		bool ok;
-
+		
 #if 0
 		// This is a useful debugging trick. By enabling this #if
 		// block, this side will always lag the maximum number of frames
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ networkBattleInput(COUNT player, STARSHIPPTR StarShipPtr) {
 				GLOBAL(CurrentActivity) |= CHECK_ABORT;
 				return (BATTLE_INPUT_STATE) 0;
 			}
+		
+			if (GLOBAL(CurrentActivity) & CHECK_ABORT)
+				return (BATTLE_INPUT_STATE) 0;
 
 #if 0
 			log_add(log_Warning, "NETPLAY: [%d] stalling for "