diff --git a/src/char_sql/char.c b/src/char_sql/char.c
index d15888b5df..b4f2671b5f 100644
--- a/src/char_sql/char.c
+++ b/src/char_sql/char.c
@@ -3160,6 +3160,8 @@ int parse_char(int fd)
 			node->ip = ipl;
 			idb_put(auth_db, sd->account_id, node);
 
+			set_char_online(-2,node->char_id,sd->account_id);
+
 		}
 		break;