diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 95f4609..8a840d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ see next point) and `tshock` (which is `terraria`).
 
 #### Games
 * Removed the players::setNum method, the library will no longer add empty players as 
-a placeholder in the `players` fields.
+placeholders in the `players` fields.
+* Valve: dont skip players with no name and keep state.raw.players.
 * Stabilized field `numplayers`.
 * BeamMP (2021) - Added support.
 
diff --git a/protocols/valve.js b/protocols/valve.js
index acb6d2a..6866c25 100644
--- a/protocols/valve.js
+++ b/protocols/valve.js
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ export default class valve extends Core {
 
       this.logger.debug('Found player: ' + name + ' ' + score + ' ' + time)
 
-      // connecting players don't count as players.
-      if (!name) continue
-
       // CSGO sometimes adds a bot named 'Max Players' if host_players_show is not 2
       if (state.raw.appId === AppId.CSGO && name === 'Max Players') continue
 
@@ -274,7 +271,7 @@ export default class valve extends Core {
     const sortedPlayers = state.raw.players.sort((a, b) => {
       return botProbability(a) - botProbability(b)
     })
-    delete state.raw.players
+
     const numBots = state.raw.numbots || 0
 
     while (state.bots.length < numBots && sortedPlayers.length) {