diff --git a/src/net/common/netpacketvalidator.cpp b/src/net/common/netpacketvalidator.cpp
index f1a7cb95..4996e8b0 100644
--- a/src/net/common/netpacketvalidator.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/netpacketvalidator.cpp
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ NetPacketValidator::ValidateGameInfo(const NetGameInfo &gameInfo)
 		&& VALIDATE_UINT_RANGE(gameInfo.maxnumplayers(), 2, 10)
 		&& (!gameInfo.has_raiseeveryhands() || VALIDATE_UINT_RANGE(gameInfo.raiseeveryhands(), 1, 1000))
 		&& (!gameInfo.has_raiseeveryminutes() || VALIDATE_UINT_RANGE(gameInfo.raiseeveryminutes(), 1, 1000))
-		&& (!gameInfo.has_endraisesmallblindvalue() || VALIDATE_UINT_RANGE(gameInfo.endraisesmallblindvalue(), 0, 1000000))
+		&& (!gameInfo.has_endraisesmallblindvalue() || VALIDATE_UINT_UPPER(gameInfo.endraisesmallblindvalue(), 1000000))
 		&& VALIDATE_UINT_RANGE(gameInfo.proposedguispeed(), 1, 11)
 		&& VALIDATE_UINT_RANGE(gameInfo.delaybetweenhands(), 5, 20)
 		&& VALIDATE_UINT_UPPER(gameInfo.playeractiontimeout(), 60)