diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
index 5193497e9e..960285149b 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class CityInfo {
         val ruleset = civInfo.gameInfo.ruleSet
         val startingEra = civInfo.gameInfo.gameParameters.startingEra
         if (startingEra in ruleset.eras) {
-            population.setPopulation(ruleset.eras[startingEra]!!.settlerPopulation)
             for (building in ruleset.eras[startingEra]!!.settlerBuildings) {
                 if (ruleset.buildings[building]!!.isBuildable(cityConstructions)) {
                     cityConstructions.addBuilding(building)
@@ -122,6 +121,8 @@ class CityInfo {
         tile.improvementInProgress = null
 
         workedTiles = hashSetOf() //reassign 1st working tile
+        if (startingEra in ruleset.eras)
+            population.setPopulation(ruleset.eras[startingEra]!!.settlerPopulation)
         population.autoAssignPopulation()
         cityStats.update()
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt
index 5b795e54d8..1a7a3b1ad0 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class TechPickerScreen(internal val civInfo: CivilizationInfo, centerOnTech: Tec
     
     private fun getTechProgressLabel(techs: List<String>): String {
         val progress = techs.sumBy { tech -> civTech.scienceSpentOnTech(tech) }
-        val techCost = techs.sumBy { tech -> civInfo.gameInfo.ruleSet.technologies[tech]!!.cost }
+        val techCost = techs.sumBy { tech -> civInfo.tech.costOfTech(tech) }
         return "(${progress}/${techCost})"
     }