diff --git a/code/game/g_cmds.c b/code/game/g_cmds.c
index b323557..dc87e58 100644
--- a/code/game/g_cmds.c
+++ b/code/game/g_cmds.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ void Cmd_Team_f( gentity_t *ent ) {
 	char		s[MAX_TOKEN_CHARS];
 
 	// demo playback: only allow "team spectator" (to exit follow mode)
-	if ( trap_Cvar_VariableIntegerValue( "sv_demoplaying" ) ) {
+	if ( g_svDemoPlaying.integer ) {
 		char s2[MAX_TOKEN_CHARS];
 		if ( trap_Argc() == 2 ) {
 			trap_Argv( 1, s2, sizeof(s2) );
diff --git a/code/game/g_main.c b/code/game/g_main.c
index 1fee482..43f8d9d 100644
--- a/code/game/g_main.c
+++ b/code/game/g_main.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ void G_InitGame( int levelTime, int randomSeed, int restart ) {
 	G_RegisterCvars();
 
 	// signal server-side demo mode to cgame via configstring
-	if ( trap_Cvar_VariableIntegerValue( "sv_demoplaying" ) ) {
+	if ( g_svDemoPlaying.integer ) {
 		trap_SetConfigstring( CS_SVDEMO, "1" );
 	}