diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/city/ConstructionAutomation.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/city/ConstructionAutomation.kt
index f2b602aff4..6732c3d91f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/city/ConstructionAutomation.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/city/ConstructionAutomation.kt
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ class ConstructionAutomation(val cityConstructions: CityConstructions) {
             }.filterBuildable()
         if (workerEquivalents.none()) return // for mods with no worker units
 
-        // For the first 3 cities, dedicate a worker, from then on only build another worker if you have 12 cities.
-        val numberOfWorkersWeWant = if (cities < 4) cities else max(3, cities/3)
+        // Dedicate a worker for the first 5 cities, from then on only build another worker for every 2 cities.
+        val numberOfWorkersWeWant = if (cities <= 5) cities else 5 + (cities - 5 / 2)
 
         if (workers < numberOfWorkersWeWant) {
             var modifier = numberOfWorkersWeWant / (workers + 0.1f) // The worse our worker to city ratio is, the more desperate we are