diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 0ab94ebc2..76489fae2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ D1X-Rebirth Changelog
 20101123
 --------
 main/net_udp.h: reducing max buffer size of an UDP packet from 1024 to 576 bytes - should prevent possible turncating, especially when sending obejcts where max size is actually used
+main/net_ipx.c, main/net_udp.c: When verifying objects, do not necessarily check for controlcen as it's not necessarily there in some anarchy missions
 
 20101122
 --------
diff --git a/main/net_ipx.c b/main/net_ipx.c
index 9536d9217..602451928 100644
--- a/main/net_ipx.c
+++ b/main/net_ipx.c
@@ -2074,26 +2074,18 @@ net_ipx_pack_objects(void)
 int
 net_ipx_verify_objects(int remote, int local)
 {
-	int i;
-	int nplayers, got_controlcen=0;
+	int i, nplayers = 0;
 
 	if ((remote-local) > 10)
-		return(-1);
-
-	if (Game_mode & GM_MULTI_ROBOTS)
-		got_controlcen = 1;
-
-	nplayers = 0;
+		return(2);
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= Highest_object_index; i++)
 	{
 		if ((Objects[i].type == OBJ_PLAYER) || (Objects[i].type == OBJ_GHOST))
 			nplayers++;
-		if (Objects[i].type == OBJ_CNTRLCEN)
-			got_controlcen=1;
 	}
 
-	if (got_controlcen && (nplayers >= MaxNumNetPlayers))
+	if (MaxNumNetPlayers<=nplayers)
 		return(0);
 
 	return(1);
diff --git a/main/net_udp.c b/main/net_udp.c
index 6676e4de8..a0b0eebc8 100644
--- a/main/net_udp.c
+++ b/main/net_udp.c
@@ -2423,26 +2423,18 @@ net_udp_pack_objects(void)
 int
 net_udp_verify_objects(int remote, int local)
 {
-	int i;
-	int nplayers, got_controlcen=0;
+	int i, nplayers = 0;
 
 	if ((remote-local) > 10)
-		return(-1);
-
-	if (Game_mode & GM_MULTI_ROBOTS)
-		got_controlcen = 1;
-
-	nplayers = 0;
+		return(2);
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= Highest_object_index; i++)
 	{
 		if ((Objects[i].type == OBJ_PLAYER) || (Objects[i].type == OBJ_GHOST))
 			nplayers++;
-		if (Objects[i].type == OBJ_CNTRLCEN)
-			got_controlcen=1;
 	}
 
-	if (got_controlcen && (MaxNumNetPlayers<=nplayers))
+	if (MaxNumNetPlayers<=nplayers)
 		return(0);
 
 	return(1);