diff --git a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CPlayerPuresyncPacket.cpp b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CPlayerPuresyncPacket.cpp
index ee9a8a04a0..88c53ea872 100644
--- a/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CPlayerPuresyncPacket.cpp
+++ b/Server/mods/deathmatch/logic/packets/CPlayerPuresyncPacket.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ bool CPlayerPuresyncPacket::Read(NetBitStreamInterface& BitStream)
             }
         }
 
+        // If the client reported contact but the element doesn't exist anymore,
+        // the coordinates become invalid as they are relative to that element.
+        if (positionRead && pContactElement == nullptr && flags.data.bHasContact)
+        {
+            position.data.vecPosition = pSourcePlayer->GetPosition();
+        }
+        
         CElement* pPreviousContactElement = pSourcePlayer->GetContactElement();
         pSourcePlayer->SetContactElement(pContactElement);