diff --git a/Content.Server/Connection/ConnectionManager.cs b/Content.Server/Connection/ConnectionManager.cs
index a2b243fc35..6222299d9b 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Connection/ConnectionManager.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Connection/ConnectionManager.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Content.Server.Administration.Managers;
 using Content.Server.Database;
+using Content.Server.GameTicking;
 using Content.Server.Preferences.Managers;
-using Content.Shared;
 using Content.Shared.CCVar;
 using Robust.Server.Player;
 using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
 using Robust.Shared.Localization;
 using Robust.Shared.Network;
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ The ban reason is: ""{ban.Reason}""
             }
 
             var adminData = await _dbManager.GetAdminDataForAsync(e.UserId);
-            if (_plyMgr.PlayerCount >= _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.SoftMaxPlayers) && adminData is null)
+            var wasInGame = EntitySystem.TryGet<GameTicker>(out var ticker) && ticker.PlayersInGame.Contains(userId);
+            if ((_plyMgr.PlayerCount >= _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.SoftMaxPlayers) && adminData is null) && !wasInGame )
             {
-                e.Deny("The server is full!");
+                e.Deny(Loc.GetString("soft-player-cap-full"));
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs
index 369495d9c3..0f7faa4beb 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Lobby.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
         [ViewVariables]
         private readonly Dictionary<IPlayerSession, LobbyPlayerStatus> _playersInLobby = new();
 
+        [ViewVariables] private readonly HashSet<NetUserId> _playersInGame = new();
+
         [ViewVariables]
         private TimeSpan _roundStartTime;
 
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
         private bool _roundStartCountdownHasNotStartedYetDueToNoPlayers;
 
         public IReadOnlyDictionary<IPlayerSession, LobbyPlayerStatus> PlayersInLobby => _playersInLobby;
+        public IReadOnlySet<NetUserId> PlayersInGame => _playersInGame;
 
         private void UpdateInfoText()
         {
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs
index 63e51b9845..3fcfcb2648 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.Player.cs
@@ -134,12 +134,15 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
             if (_playersInLobby.ContainsKey(session))
                 _playersInLobby.Remove(session);
 
+            _playersInGame.Add(session.UserId);
+
             RaiseNetworkEvent(new TickerJoinGameEvent(), session.ConnectedClient);
         }
 
         private void PlayerJoinLobby(IPlayerSession session)
         {
             _playersInLobby[session] = LobbyPlayerStatus.NotReady;
+            _playersInGame.Remove(session.UserId);
 
             var client = session.ConnectedClient;
             RaiseNetworkEvent(new TickerJoinLobbyEvent(), client);
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.RoundFlow.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.RoundFlow.cs
index 137b193237..a293ea588c 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.RoundFlow.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/GameTicker.RoundFlow.cs
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameTicking
             }
             // This ordering mechanism isn't great (no ordering of minds) but functions
             var listOfPlayerInfoFinal = listOfPlayerInfo.OrderBy(pi => pi.PlayerOOCName).ToArray();
-
+            _playersInGame.Clear();
             RaiseNetworkEvent(new RoundEndMessageEvent(gamemodeTitle, roundEndText, roundDuration, listOfPlayerInfoFinal.Length, listOfPlayerInfoFinal));
         }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/whitelist.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/connection-messages.ftl
similarity index 92%
rename from Resources/Locale/en-US/whitelist.ftl
rename to Resources/Locale/en-US/connection-messages.ftl
index 7cac1dff38..a5cd4c695e 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/whitelist.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/connection-messages.ftl
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ command-whitelistremove-help = whitelistremove <username>
 
 command-kicknonwhitelisted-description = Kicks all non-whitelisted players from the server.
 command-kicknonwhitelisted-help = kicknonwhitelisted
+
+soft-player-cap-full = The server is full!