diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/AbstractGuiGame.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/AbstractGuiGame.java
index bdbb697f7de..7d9b9c40b71 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/AbstractGuiGame.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/AbstractGuiGame.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGuiGame implements IGuiGame, IMayViewCards {
 
     protected final void setLocalPlayers(final FCollectionView<PlayerView> players) {
         this.localPlayers = players;
+        this.currentPlayer = Iterables.getFirst(players, null);
     }
     public final boolean hasLocalPlayers() {
         return localPlayers != null && !localPlayers.isEmpty();