diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
index 1cd610bb909..cefdeeb41ae 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
@@ -1814,7 +1814,7 @@ bool CHL2_Player::CommanderFindGoal( commandgoal_t *pGoal )
 	// Get either our +USE entity or the gravity gun entity
 	CBaseEntity *pHeldEntity = GetPlayerHeldEntity(this);
 	if ( !pHeldEntity )
-		PhysCannonGetHeldEntity( GetActiveWeapon() );
+		pHeldEntity = PhysCannonGetHeldEntity( GetActiveWeapon() );
 
 	CTraceFilterSkipTwoEntities filter( this, pHeldEntity, COLLISION_GROUP_INTERACTIVE_DEBRIS );
 #else