diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index bad0e70d2..fe831d0f7 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1076,6 +1076,8 @@ void Server::Receive(float timeout)
 				// and a faster server-step is better than busy waiting.
 				if (remaining_time_us() < 1000.0f)
 					break;
+				else
+					continue;
 			}
 
 			peer_id = pkt.getPeerId();