diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
index a43cfe32..e52ffcb0 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
@@ -5089,6 +5089,6 @@ void CLogicPlayerProxy::InputSetPlayerDrawExternally( inputdata_t &inputdata )
 		return;
 
 	CBasePlayer *pPlayer = static_cast<CBasePlayer*>(m_hPlayer.Get());
-	pPlayer->m_bDrawPlayerModelExternally = inputdata.value.Bool();
+	pPlayer->SetDrawPlayerModelExternally( inputdata.value.Bool() );
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/player.h b/sp/src/game/server/player.h
index 85c92c67..bda4a5fe 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/player.h
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/player.h
@@ -1147,7 +1147,8 @@ public:
 	int						m_nNumCrateHudHints;
 
 #ifdef MAPBASE
-	CNetworkVar( bool, m_bDrawPlayerModelExternally );
+	bool					GetDrawPlayerModelExternally( void ) { return m_bDrawPlayerModelExternally; }
+	void					SetDrawPlayerModelExternally( bool bToggle ) { m_bDrawPlayerModelExternally.Set( bToggle ); }
 #endif
 
 private:
@@ -1188,6 +1189,10 @@ private:
 	// Player name
 	char					m_szNetname[MAX_PLAYER_NAME_LENGTH];
 
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+	CNetworkVar( bool, m_bDrawPlayerModelExternally );
+#endif
+
 protected:
 	// HACK FOR TF2 Prediction
 	friend class CTFGameMovementRecon;