diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
index 4dde38288f..bf8cbaa4ed 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ class Battle(val gameInfo:GameInfo) {
             city.resistanceCounter = city.population.population
             city.workedTiles = hashSetOf() //reassign 1st working tile
             city.population.specialists.clear()
-            city.population.autoAssignPopulation()
+            for (i in 0..city.population.population)
+                city.population.autoAssignPopulation()
             city.cityStats.update()
         }