--- a/src/players.cpp	Tue May 27 14:11:56 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/players.cpp	Tue May 27 15:24:23 2008 +0000
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@
 	ResetPlayerLivery(p);
 	_player_colors[p->index] = p->player_color;
 	p->name_1 = STR_SV_UNNAMED;
-	p->is_active = true;
 
 	p->player_money = p->current_loan = 100000;
 
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@
 	InvalidateWindow(WC_TOOLBAR_MENU, 0);
 	InvalidateWindow(WC_CLIENT_LIST, 0);
 
-	if (is_ai) AI_StartNewAI(p->index);
+	p->is_active = !is_ai || AI_StartNewAI(p->index);
 
 	free(p->num_engines);
 	p->num_engines = CallocT<uint16>(GetEnginePoolSize());
@@ -1325,7 +1324,7 @@
 		p->is_noai = true;
 
 		/* This is needed so an AI is attached to a loaded AI */
-		if (p->is_ai) AI_StartNewAI(p->index);
+		p->is_ai = p->is_ai && AI_StartNewAI(p->index);
 	}
 }