diff --git a/inc/control.h b/inc/control.h
index 068d758..568157f 100644
--- a/inc/control.h
+++ b/inc/control.h
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ public:
       m_ent = ent;
    }
 
+   void resetFlushTimestamp () {
+      m_printQueueFlushTimestamp = 0.0f;
+   }
+
    int intValue (size_t arg) const {
       if (!hasArg (arg)) {
          return 0;
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 6a355dd..175d447 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ void Game::levelInitialize (edict_t *entities, int max) {
 
    // install the sendto hook to fake queries
    util.installSendTo ();
+
+   // flush any print queue
+   ctrl.resetFlushTimestamp ();
    
    // go thru the all entities on map, and do whatever we're want
    for (int i = 0; i < max; ++i) {