diff --git a/src/game/shared/neo/neo_gamerules.cpp b/src/game/shared/neo/neo_gamerules.cpp
index 07185d4f5..3339102ba 100644
--- a/src/game/shared/neo/neo_gamerules.cpp
+++ b/src/game/shared/neo/neo_gamerules.cpp
@@ -4478,7 +4478,7 @@ bool CNEORules::FPlayerCanRespawn(CBasePlayer* pPlayer)
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (pNeoPlayer->m_bSpawnedThisRound)
+		if (pNeoPlayer->m_bSpawnedThisRound && !IsRoundPreRoundFreeze())
 		{
 			return false;
 		}