diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
index a679ac6f5e..2dc2567a0c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ object Battle {
     private fun reduceAttackerMovementPointsAndAttacks(attacker: ICombatant, defender: ICombatant) {
         if (attacker is MapUnitCombatant) {
             val unit = attacker.unit
+            // If captured this civilian, doesn't count as attack
+            // And we've used a movement already
+            if(defender.isCivilian() && attacker.getTile() == defender.getTile()){
+                return
+            }
             unit.attacksThisTurn += 1
             if (unit.hasUnique(UniqueType.CanMoveAfterAttacking) || unit.maxAttacksPerTurn() > unit.attacksThisTurn) {
                 // if it was a melee attack and we won, then the unit ALREADY got movement points deducted,