--- deliantra/server/common/map.C	2007/08/24 00:26:09	1.117
+++ deliantra/server/common/map.C	2007/08/24 00:40:31	1.118
@@ -1229,12 +1229,12 @@
 bool
 maptile::tile_available (int dir, bool load)
 {
-  if (tile_map[dir] && (!load || tile_map[dir]->in_memory == MAP_IN_MEMORY))
-    return 1;
-
   if (!tile_path[dir])
     return 0;
 
+  if (tile_map[dir] && (!load || tile_map[dir]->in_memory == MAP_IN_MEMORY))
+    return 1;
+
   if ((tile_map[dir] = find_async (tile_path[dir], this, load)))
     return 1;