diff --git a/src/network/network.cpp b/src/network/network.cpp
index 377b28846a..2bc9b132df 100644
--- a/src/network/network.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network.cpp
@@ -988,8 +988,11 @@ void Network::Server_Send_MAP(NetworkConnection* connection)
 {
 	int buffersize = 0x600000;
 	std::vector<uint8> buffer(buffersize);
+	bool RLEState = gUseRLE;
+	gUseRLE = false;
 	SDL_RWops* rw = SDL_RWFromMem(&buffer[0], buffersize);
 	scenario_save_network(rw);
+	gUseRLE = RLEState;
 	int size = (int)SDL_RWtell(rw);
 	size_t chunksize = 1000;
 	size_t out_size;
diff --git a/src/util/sawyercoding.c b/src/util/sawyercoding.c
index 4d725f99ea..1a6ba9b15d 100644
--- a/src/util/sawyercoding.c
+++ b/src/util/sawyercoding.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "../platform/platform.h"
 #include "sawyercoding.h"
 #include "../scenario.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 static size_t decode_chunk_rle(const uint8* src_buffer, uint8* dst_buffer, size_t length);
 static size_t decode_chunk_repeat(uint8 *buffer, size_t length);
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ size_t sawyercoding_read_chunk(SDL_RWops* rw, uint8 *buffer)
 size_t sawyercoding_write_chunk_buffer(uint8 *dst_file, uint8* buffer, sawyercoding_chunk_header chunkHeader){
 	uint8 *encode_buffer, *encode_buffer2;
 
+	if (gUseRLE == false) {
+		if (chunkHeader.encoding == CHUNK_ENCODING_RLE || chunkHeader.encoding == CHUNK_ENCODING_RLECOMPRESSED) {
+			chunkHeader.encoding = CHUNK_ENCODING_NONE;
+		}
+	}
 	switch (chunkHeader.encoding){
 	case CHUNK_ENCODING_NONE:
 		memcpy(dst_file, &chunkHeader, sizeof(sawyercoding_chunk_header));
diff --git a/src/util/util.c b/src/util/util.c
index c209032069..14ba1c4b3e 100644
--- a/src/util/util.c
+++ b/src/util/util.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "../platform/platform.h"
 #include "zlib.h"
 
+bool gUseRLE = true;
+
 int squaredmetres_to_squaredfeet(int squaredMetres)
 {
 	// 1 metre squared = 10.7639104 feet squared
diff --git a/src/util/util.h b/src/util/util.h
index ae769cea32..f89bf95fed 100644
--- a/src/util/util.h
+++ b/src/util/util.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "../common.h"
 
+extern bool gUseRLE;
+
 int squaredmetres_to_squaredfeet(int squaredMetres);
 int metres_to_feet(int metres);
 int mph_to_kmph(int mph);