diff --git a/src/client/component/party.cpp b/src/client/component/party.cpp
index 2e0c9f98..83523d8f 100644
--- a/src/client/component/party.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/party.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,34 @@ namespace party
 			return server_queries;
 		}
 
+		void stop_zombies_intro_when_needed()
+		{
+			if (game::Com_SessionMode_GetMode() != game::MODE_ZOMBIES)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			scheduler::once([]
+			{
+				scheduler::schedule([]
+				{
+					if (!game::Sys_IsDatabaseReady())
+					{
+						return scheduler::cond_continue;
+					}
+
+					game::Cinematic_StopPlayback(0, true);
+					return scheduler::cond_end;
+				}, scheduler::main);
+			}, scheduler::main, 15s);
+		}
+
 		void connect_to_lobby(const game::netadr_t& addr, const std::string& mapname, const std::string& gamemode)
 		{
 			game::XSESSION_INFO info{};
 			game::CL_ConnectFromLobby(0, &info, &addr, 1, 0, mapname.data(), gamemode.data());
+
+			stop_zombies_intro_when_needed();
 		}
 
 		void launch_mode(const game::eModes mode)
diff --git a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
index b3b2194d..84ec178c 100644
--- a/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
+++ b/src/client/game/symbols.hpp
@@ -43,13 +43,16 @@ namespace game
 	WEAK symbol<uint8_t(msg_t* msg)> MSG_ReadByte{0x142155EB0, 0x14050D1B0};
 
 	// NET
-	WEAK symbol<bool(netsrc_t sock, int length, const void* data, const netadr_t* to)> NET_SendPacket{0x142332F70, 0x140596E40};
+	WEAK symbol<bool(netsrc_t sock, int length, const void* data, const netadr_t* to)> NET_SendPacket{
+		0x142332F70, 0x140596E40
+	};
 	WEAK symbol<bool(char const*, netadr_t*)> NET_StringToAdr{0x1421731E0, 0x140515110};
 
 	// Sys
 	WEAK symbol<int()> Sys_Milliseconds{0x142333430};
-	WEAK symbol<void()> Sys_ShowConsole{0x142333F80, 0x140597E40 };
+	WEAK symbol<void()> Sys_ShowConsole{0x142333F80, 0x140597E40};
 	WEAK symbol<TLSData*()> Sys_GetTLS{0x142184210, 0x140525EB0};
+	WEAK symbol<TLSData*()> Sys_IsDatabaseReady{0x1421844C0};
 
 	// Dvar
 	WEAK symbol<const dvar_t*(const char* dvarName)> Dvar_FindVar{0x1422BD730, 0x140575540};
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ namespace game
 		0x1422C7F60
 	};
 
+	WEAK symbol<void(uint64_t id, bool cancelAll)> Cinematic_StopPlayback{0x1412BEA70};
+
 	// Rendering
 	WEAK symbol<void(const char*, int, const void*, float, float, float, float, float, const float*, int)>
 	R_AddCmdDrawText{