diff -urN -Xfreeciv-1.13.0/diff_ignore freeciv-1.13.0/client/packhand.c freeciv-1.13.0-pl4/client/packhand.c
--- freeciv-1.13.0/client/packhand.c	Wed Aug 28 18:01:36 2002
+++ freeciv-1.13.0-pl4/client/packhand.c	Wed Aug 28 17:57:39 2002
@@ -280,6 +280,12 @@
      game.player_ptr->nation == MAX_NUM_NATIONS) {
     popdown_races_dialog();
   }
+
+  if((get_client_state()==CLIENT_WAITING_FOR_GAME_START_STATE || 
+     get_client_state()==CLIENT_PRE_GAME_STATE) && 
+     packet->value==CLIENT_GAME_RUNNING_STATE) {
+    reports_freeze();
+  } 
   
   set_client_state(packet->value);
 
@@ -1649,8 +1655,6 @@
 {
   int i;
 
-  reports_freeze();
-
   tilespec_free_city_tiles(game.styles_count);
   ruleset_data_free();