diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/NewGameScene.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/NewGameScene.java
index 327acb3acd8..165c575f7cf 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/NewGameScene.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/NewGameScene.java
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class NewGameScene extends MenuScene {
                     editionIds[starterEdition.getCurrentIndex()], 0);//maybe replace with enum
             GamePlayerUtil.getGuiPlayer().setName(selectedName.getText());
             SoundSystem.instance.changeBackgroundTrack();
-            WorldStage.getInstance().setDirectlyEnterPOI();
+            WorldStage.getInstance().enterSpawnPOI();
             if (AdventurePlayer.current().getQuests().stream().noneMatch(q -> q.getID() == 28)) {
                 AdventurePlayer.current().addQuest("28"); //Temporary link to Shandalar main questline
             }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/SaveLoadScene.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/SaveLoadScene.java
index 135ead8abbd..b93e41f7677 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/SaveLoadScene.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/scene/SaveLoadScene.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class SaveLoadScene extends UIScene {
                             Current.player().resetQuestFlags();
                             Current.player().setCharacterFlag("newGamePlus", 1);
                             AdventurePlayer.current().addQuest("28");
-                            WorldStage.getInstance().setDirectlyEnterPOI();
+                            WorldStage.getInstance().enterSpawnPOI();
                             SoundSystem.instance.changeBackgroundTrack();
                             Forge.switchScene(GameScene.instance());
                         } else {
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/stage/WorldStage.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/stage/WorldStage.java
index 5788d45fc44..9346935d23a 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/stage/WorldStage.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/adventure/stage/WorldStage.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class WorldStage extends GameStage implements SaveFileContent {
     protected ArrayList<Pair<Float, EnemySprite>> enemies = new ArrayList<>();
     private final static Float dieTimer = 20f;//todo config
     private Float globalTimer = 0f;
-    private transient boolean directlyEnterPOI = false;
+    private transient boolean enterSpawnPOI = false;
 
     NavArrowActor navArrow;
     public WorldStage() {
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ public class WorldStage extends GameStage implements SaveFileContent {
         }
     }
 
-    public void setDirectlyEnterPOI(){
-        directlyEnterPOI = true; //On a new game, we want to automatically enter any POI the player overlaps with.
+    public void enterSpawnPOI(){
+        enterSpawnPOI = true; //On a new game, we want to automatically enter spawn POI the player overlaps with.
     }
 
     public PointOfInterestMapSprite getMapSprite(PointOfInterest poi) {
@@ -393,8 +393,12 @@ public class WorldStage extends GameStage implements SaveFileContent {
     public void enter() {
         getPlayerSprite().LoadPos();
         getPlayerSprite().setMovementDirection(Vector2.Zero);
-        if (directlyEnterPOI) {
-            directlyEnterPOI = false;
+        if (enterSpawnPOI) {
+            enterSpawnPOI = false;
+            PointOfInterest poi = Current.world().findPointsOfInterest("Spawn");
+            if (poi != null) { //shouldn't be null
+                WorldStage.getInstance().loadPOI(poi);
+            }
         }
         else {
             for (Actor actor : foregroundSprites.getChildren()) {