diff --git a/source/game/StarUniverseServer.cpp b/source/game/StarUniverseServer.cpp
index 2bc2c45..43e67c0 100644
--- a/source/game/StarUniverseServer.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarUniverseServer.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ void UniverseServer::warpPlayers() {
           // Checking the spawn target validity then adding the client is not
           // perfect, it can still become invalid in between, if we fail at
           // adding the client we need to warp them back.
-          if (toWorld && toWorld->addClient(clientId, warpToWorld.target, !clientContext->remoteAddress())) {
+          if (toWorld && toWorld->addClient(clientId, warpToWorld.target, !clientContext->remoteAddress(), clientContext->canBecomeAdmin())) {
             clientContext->setPlayerWorld(toWorld);
             m_chatProcessor->joinChannel(clientId, printWorldId(warpToWorld.world));
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
index bf7e030..dca6f10 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldServer.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ bool WorldServer::spawnTargetValid(SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget) const {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool WorldServer::addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal) {
+bool WorldServer::addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal, bool isAdmin) {
   if (m_clientInfo.contains(clientId))
     return false;
 
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ bool WorldServer::addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarge
 
   auto& clientInfo = m_clientInfo.add(clientId, make_shared<ClientInfo>(clientId, tracker));
   clientInfo->local = isLocal;
+  clientInfo->admin = isAdmin;
 
   auto worldStartPacket = make_shared<WorldStartPacket>();
   auto& templateData = worldStartPacket->templateData = m_worldTemplate->store();
@@ -2387,7 +2388,7 @@ bool WorldServer::isVisibleToPlayer(RectF const& region) const {
 }
 
 WorldServer::ClientInfo::ClientInfo(ConnectionId clientId, InterpolationTracker const trackerInit)
-  : clientId(clientId), skyNetVersion(0), weatherNetVersion(0), pendingForward(false), started(false), interpolationTracker(trackerInit) {}
+  : clientId(clientId), skyNetVersion(0), weatherNetVersion(0), pendingForward(false), started(false), local(false), admin(false), interpolationTracker(trackerInit) {}
 
 List<RectI> WorldServer::ClientInfo::monitoringRegions(EntityMapPtr const& entityMap) const {
   return clientState.monitoringRegions([entityMap](EntityId entityId) -> Maybe<RectI> {
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldServer.hpp b/source/game/StarWorldServer.hpp
index 21b9b48..9e319e5 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldServer.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldServer.hpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
 
   // Returns false if the client id already exists, or the spawn target is
   // invalid.
-  bool addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal);
+  bool addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal, bool isAdmin = false);
 
   // Removes client, sends the WorldStopPacket, and returns any pending packets
   // for that client
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ private:
     bool pendingForward;
     bool started;
     bool local;
+    bool admin;
 
     List<PacketPtr> outgoingPackets;
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.cpp b/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.cpp
index 5d126ab..1e1f51a 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.cpp
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ bool WorldServerThread::spawnTargetValid(SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget) {
   }
 }
 
-bool WorldServerThread::addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal) {
+bool WorldServerThread::addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal, bool isAdmin) {
   try {
     RecursiveMutexLocker locker(m_mutex);
-    if (m_worldServer->addClient(clientId, spawnTarget, isLocal)) {
+    if (m_worldServer->addClient(clientId, spawnTarget, isLocal, isAdmin)) {
       m_clients.add(clientId);
       return true;
     }
diff --git a/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.hpp b/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.hpp
index 265d0aa..ae1e666 100644
--- a/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarWorldServerThread.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 
   bool spawnTargetValid(SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget);
 
-  bool addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal);
+  bool addClient(ConnectionId clientId, SpawnTarget const& spawnTarget, bool isLocal, bool isAdmin = false);
   // Returns final outgoing packets
   List<PacketPtr> removeClient(ConnectionId clientId);