diff --git a/code/server/sv_netdemo.c b/code/server/sv_netdemo.c
index 6fe31ea..9b70979 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_netdemo.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_netdemo.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static qboolean SVD_ReadFrame( fileHandle_t f ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// read configstring changes
+	// read configstring changes (skip SERVERINFO/SYSTEMINFO to avoid latch restarts)
 	numChanges = SVD_ReadShort( f );
 	for ( i = 0; i < numChanges; i++ ) {
 		short idx = SVD_ReadShort( f );
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ static qboolean SVD_ReadFrame( fileHandle_t f ) {
 		if ( len > 0 && len < (short)sizeof(buf) ) {
 			FS_Read( buf, len, f );
 			buf[len - 1] = '\0';
-			SV_SetConfigstring( idx, buf );
+			if ( idx != CS_SERVERINFO && idx != CS_SYSTEMINFO ) {
+				SV_SetConfigstring( idx, buf );
+			}
 		}
 	}