diff --git a/Server/Effects.cs b/Server/Effects.cs
index d2d16db7b..5edef06fd 100644
--- a/Server/Effects.cs
+++ b/Server/Effects.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Server
 
 		public static bool SendParticlesTo( NetState state )
 		{
-			return ( m_ParticleSupportType == ParticleSupportType.Full || (m_ParticleSupportType == ParticleSupportType.Detect && state.Version != null && state.Version.Type == ClientType.UOTD) );
+			return ( m_ParticleSupportType == ParticleSupportType.Full || (m_ParticleSupportType == ParticleSupportType.Detect && state.IsUOTDClient) );
 		}
 
 		public static void PlaySound( IPoint3D p, Map map, int soundID )
diff --git a/Server/Mobile.cs b/Server/Mobile.cs
index 5af4d89ac..11a119684 100644
--- a/Server/Mobile.cs
+++ b/Server/Mobile.cs
@@ -3120,7 +3120,7 @@ namespace Server
 					if( !InternalOnMove( d ) )
 						return false;
 
-					if( m_FwdEnabled && m_NetState != null && m_AccessLevel < m_FwdAccessOverride && (!m_FwdUOTDOverride || (m_NetState.Version != null && m_NetState.Version.Type != ClientType.UOTD)) )
+					if( m_FwdEnabled && m_NetState != null && m_AccessLevel < m_FwdAccessOverride && (!m_FwdUOTDOverride || !m_NetState.IsUOTDClient) )
 					{
 						if( m_MoveRecords == null )
 							m_MoveRecords = new Queue<MovementRecord>( 6 );
diff --git a/Server/Network/NetState.cs b/Server/Network/NetState.cs
index 60584ff73..74932c7ca 100644
--- a/Server/Network/NetState.cs
+++ b/Server/Network/NetState.cs
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ namespace Server.Network {
 			}
 		}
 
+		public bool IsUOTDClient
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return ((m_Flags & 0x100) != 0 || (m_Version != null && m_Version.Type == ClientType.UOTD));
+			}
+		}
+
 		public List<SecureTrade> Trades {
 			get {
 				return m_Trades;
diff --git a/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs b/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs
index 4d61cdc7f..625d49c28 100644
--- a/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs
+++ b/Server/Network/PacketHandlers.cs
@@ -1736,7 +1736,6 @@ namespace Server.Network
 		public static void ClientVersion( NetState state, PacketReader pvSrc )
 		{
 			CV version = state.Version = new CV( pvSrc.ReadString() );
-
 			string kickMessage = null;
 
 			if ( CV.Required != null && version < CV.Required )
@@ -1749,7 +1748,7 @@ namespace Server.Network
 					kickMessage = "This server does not allow god clients to connect.";
 				else if ( !CV.AllowRegular && version.Type == ClientType.Regular )
 					kickMessage = "This server does not allow regular clients to connect.";
-				else if ( !CV.AllowUOTD && version.Type == ClientType.UOTD )
+				else if ( !CV.AllowUOTD && state.IsUOTDClient )
 					kickMessage = "This server does not allow UO:TD clients to connect.";
 
 				if ( !CV.AllowGod && !CV.AllowRegular && !CV.AllowUOTD )