diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java
index 1783e685..377213de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
 
             for (Entity entity : player.getWorld().getEntities()) {
                 if (entity instanceof Item
-                        || (entity instanceof LivingEntity && !(entity instanceof Tameable))) {
+                        || (entity instanceof LivingEntity
+                        && !(entity instanceof Tameable)
+                        && !(entity instanceof Player))) {
                     entity.remove();
                     removed++;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardWorldListener.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardWorldListener.java
index 97202bf6..4d16f3a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardWorldListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardWorldListener.java
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ public void onChunkLoad(ChunkLoadEvent event) {
 
             for (Entity entity : event.getChunk().getEntities()) {
                 if (entity instanceof Item
-                        || (entity instanceof LivingEntity && !(entity instanceof Tameable))) {
+                        || (entity instanceof LivingEntity
+                        && !(entity instanceof Tameable)
+                        && !(entity instanceof Player))) {
                     entity.remove();
                     removed++;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/commands/ToggleCommands.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/commands/ToggleCommands.java
index fad855a1..e86c0ccc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/commands/ToggleCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/commands/ToggleCommands.java
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ public static void stopLag(CommandContext args, WorldGuardPlugin plugin,
 
                 for (Entity entity : world.getEntities()) {
                     if (entity instanceof Item
-                            || (entity instanceof LivingEntity && !(entity instanceof Tameable))) {
+                            || (entity instanceof LivingEntity
+                            && !(entity instanceof Tameable)
+                            && !(entity instanceof Player))) {
                         entity.remove();
                         removed++;
                     }