diff --git a/phpBB/includes/session.php b/phpBB/includes/session.php
index e157053e61..79023cc7bc 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/session.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/session.php
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ class user extends session
 		// Is load exceeded?
 		if ($config['limit_load'] && $this->load !== false)
 		{
-			if ($this->load > floatval($config['limit_load']) && !defined('IN_LOGIN'))
+			if ($this->load > floatval($config['limit_load']) && !defined('IN_LOGIN') && !defined('IN_ADMIN'))
 			{
 				// Set board disabled to true to let the admins/mods get the proper notification
 				$config['board_disable'] = '1';