diff --git a/rehlds/engine/com_custom.cpp b/rehlds/engine/com_custom.cpp
index 0d7e9a9..f760381 100644
--- a/rehlds/engine/com_custom.cpp
+++ b/rehlds/engine/com_custom.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ qboolean COM_CreateCustomization(customization_t *pListHead, resource_t *pResour
 	if ((pCust->resource.ucFlags & RES_CUSTOM) && pCust->resource.type == t_decal)
 	{
 		pCust->resource.playernum = playernumber;
-		if (!CustomDecal_Validate(pCust->pBuffer, pResource->nDownloadSize))
+
+		if (!(flags & FCUST_VALIDATED) && // Don't validate twice
+			!CustomDecal_Validate(pCust->pBuffer, pResource->nDownloadSize))
 		{
 			bError = TRUE;
 			goto CustomizationError;
diff --git a/rehlds/engine/sv_main.cpp b/rehlds/engine/sv_main.cpp
index 15922ee..f81c410 100644
--- a/rehlds/engine/sv_main.cpp
+++ b/rehlds/engine/sv_main.cpp
@@ -3539,6 +3539,18 @@ void SV_ProcessFile(client_t *cl, char *filename)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	int iCustomFlags = 0;
+
+#ifdef REHLDS_FIXES
+	if (!CustomDecal_Validate(cl->netchan.tempbuffer, cl->netchan.tempbuffersize))
+	{
+		Con_Printf("Invalid custom decal from %s\n", cl->name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	iCustomFlags |= FCUST_VALIDATED;
+#endif
+
 	HPAK_AddLump(TRUE, "custom.hpk", resource, cl->netchan.tempbuffer, NULL);
 	resource->ucFlags &= ~RES_WASMISSING;
 	SV_MoveToOnHandList(resource);
@@ -3552,7 +3564,8 @@ void SV_ProcessFile(client_t *cl, char *filename)
 		pList = pList->pNext;
 	}
 
-	if (!COM_CreateCustomization(&cl->customdata, resource, -1, (FCUST_FROMHPAK | FCUST_WIPEDATA | RES_CUSTOM), NULL, NULL))
+	iCustomFlags |= (FCUST_FROMHPAK | FCUST_WIPEDATA | RES_CUSTOM);
+	if (!COM_CreateCustomization(&cl->customdata, resource, -1, iCustomFlags, NULL, NULL))
 		Con_Printf("Error parsing custom decal from %s\n", cl->name);
 }
 
diff --git a/rehlds/public/rehlds/custom.h b/rehlds/public/rehlds/custom.h
index d2ebd48..2116ed4 100644
--- a/rehlds/public/rehlds/custom.h
+++ b/rehlds/public/rehlds/custom.h
@@ -106,3 +106,4 @@ typedef struct customization_s
 #define FCUST_FROMHPAK		( 1<<0 )
 #define FCUST_WIPEDATA		( 1<<1 )
 #define FCUST_IGNOREINIT	( 1<<2 )
+#define FCUST_VALIDATED		( 1<<3 )