diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/Constants.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/Constants.kt
index c2f414bd02..adbd0a440f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/Constants.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/Constants.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ object Constants {
     const val random = "Random"
     val greatImprovements = listOf("Academy", "Landmark", "Manufactory", "Customs house", "Citadel")
 
+    const val fort = "Fort"
+    const val citadel = "Citadel"
+
     const val unitActionSetUp = "Set Up"
     const val unitActionSleep = "Sleep"
     const val unitActionSleepUntilHealed = "Sleep until healed"
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/WorkerAutomation.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/WorkerAutomation.kt
index 546e73e50d..31d44c593a 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/WorkerAutomation.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/WorkerAutomation.kt
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ class WorkerAutomation(val unit: MapUnit) {
             tile.containsUnfinishedGreatImprovement() -> null
 
             // Defence is more important that civilian improvements
-            evaluateFortPlacement(tile,civInfo) -> "Fort"
+            // While AI sucks in strategical placement of forts, allow a human does it manually
+            !civInfo.isPlayerCivilization() && evaluateFortPlacement(tile,civInfo) -> Constants.fort
             // I think we can assume that the unique improvement is better
             uniqueImprovement!=null && tile.canBuildImprovement(uniqueImprovement,civInfo) -> uniqueImprovement.name
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ class WorkerAutomation(val unit: MapUnit) {
         // don't build fort in the city
         if (tile.isCityCenter()) return false
         // don't build fort if it is already here
-        if (tile.improvement == "Fort") return false
+        if (tile.improvement == Constants.fort) return false
         // don't build on resource tiles
         if (tile.hasViewableResource(civInfo)) return false
         // don't build on great improvements
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ class WorkerAutomation(val unit: MapUnit) {
             // don't build forts too close to the cities
             if (closeTile.isCityCenter()) return false
             // don't build forts too close to other forts
-            if (closeTile.improvement == "Fort" || closeTile.improvement == "Citadel"
-                    || closeTile.improvementInProgress == "Fort") return false
+            if (closeTile.improvement == Constants.fort || closeTile.improvement == Constants.citadel
+                    || closeTile.improvementInProgress == Constants.fort) return false
             // there is another better tile for the fort
             if (!isHills && tile.getBaseTerrain().name == Constants.hill &&
                     isAcceptableTileForFort(closeTile, civInfo)) return false