diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
index 25bc22126..04a10cc2e 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkServer.cs
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ public static bool AddPlayerForConnection(NetworkConnection conn, GameObject pla
             // Set the connection on the NetworkIdentity on the server, NetworkIdentity.SetLocalPlayer is not called on the server (it is on clients)
             identity.connectionToClient = conn;
 
+            // set ready if not set yet
             SetClientReady(conn);
 
             if (SetupLocalPlayerForConnection(conn, identity))