diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/CMatchUI.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/CMatchUI.java
index 68e02f18ee8..fe039a09176 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/CMatchUI.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/CMatchUI.java
@@ -608,12 +608,12 @@ public enum CMatchUI implements ICDoc, IMenuProvider, IMatchController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void openView(List<Player> sortedPlayers, int humanCount) {
+    public void openView(List<Player> sortedPlayers) {
         List<PlayerView> sortedPlayerViews = new ArrayList<PlayerView>();
         for (Player p : sortedPlayers) {
             sortedPlayerViews.add(MatchUtil.getGameView().getPlayerView(p));
         }
-        CMatchUI.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.initMatch(sortedPlayerViews, humanCount != 1);
+        CMatchUI.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.initMatch(sortedPlayerViews, MatchUtil.getHumanCount() != 1);
 
         actuateMatchPreferences();
 
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ public enum CMatchUI implements ICDoc, IMenuProvider, IMatchController {
 
         // per player observers were set in CMatchUI.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.initMatch
         //Set Field shown to current player.
-        if (humanCount > 0) {
+        if (MatchUtil.getHumanCount() > 0) {
             final VField nextField = CMatchUI.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.getFieldViewFor(sortedPlayerViews.get(0));
             SDisplayUtil.showTab(nextField);
         }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchController.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchController.java
index 9d11a88f517..926919059f3 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchController.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchController.java
@@ -124,14 +124,15 @@ public class MatchController implements IMatchController {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void openView(List<Player> sortedPlayers, int humanCount) {
+    public void openView(List<Player> sortedPlayers) {
+        boolean noHumans = MatchUtil.getHumanCount() == 0;
         List<VPlayerPanel> playerPanels = new ArrayList<VPlayerPanel>();
         for (Player p : sortedPlayers) {
-            playerPanels.add(new VPlayerPanel(MatchUtil.getGameView(p).getPlayerView(p), humanCount == 0 || p.getController() instanceof PlayerControllerHuman));
+            playerPanels.add(new VPlayerPanel(MatchUtil.getGameView(p).getPlayerView(p), noHumans || p.getController() instanceof PlayerControllerHuman));
         }
         view = new MatchScreen(playerPanels);
 
-        if (humanCount == 0) {
+        if (noHumans) {
             //add special object that pauses game if screen touched
             view.add(new FDisplayObject() {
                 @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchScreen.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchScreen.java
index 51845deac70..a87d70261ac 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchScreen.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/match/MatchScreen.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 import forge.match.MatchUtil;
 import forge.menu.FMenuBar;
 import forge.model.FModel;
-import forge.player.LobbyPlayerHuman;
 import forge.properties.ForgePreferences;
 import forge.properties.ForgePreferences.FPref;
 import forge.screens.FScreen;
@@ -66,12 +65,8 @@ public class MatchScreen extends FScreen {
 
         scroller = add(new FieldScroller());
 
-        int humanCount = 0;
         for (VPlayerPanel playerPanel : playerPanels0) {
             playerPanels.put(playerPanel.getPlayer(), scroller.add(playerPanel));
-            if (playerPanel.getPlayer().getLobbyPlayer() instanceof LobbyPlayerHuman) {
-                humanCount++;
-            }
         }
         bottomPlayerPanel = playerPanels0.get(0);
         topPlayerPanel = playerPanels0.get(1);
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ public class MatchScreen extends FScreen {
                     }
                 }));
 
-        if (humanCount > 1) { //show top prompt if multiple human players
+        if (MatchUtil.getHumanCount() > 1) { //show top prompt if multiple human players
             topPlayerPrompt = add(new VPrompt("", "",
                     new FEventHandler() {
                         @Override
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/IMatchController.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/IMatchController.java
index a22e8fd4030..f296f4bf4c2 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/IMatchController.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/IMatchController.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import forge.view.SpellAbilityView;
 public interface IMatchController {
     void startNewMatch(Match match);
     boolean resetForNewGame();
-    void openView(List<Player> sortedPlayers, int humanCount);
+    void openView(List<Player> sortedPlayers);
     void afterGameEnd();
     void showCombat(CombatView combat);
     void showPromptMessage(PlayerView playerView, String message);
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java
index 805e9c28d8e..ec44aac8ef7 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class MatchUtil {
             }
         }
 
-        controller.openView(sortedPlayers, humanCount);
+        controller.openView(sortedPlayers);
 
         if (humanCount == 0) {
             playbackControl = new FControlGamePlayback(GuiBase.getInterface(), getGameView());