diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerCollection.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerCollection.java
index bb9d9a3c460..4e0e3f92f6c 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerCollection.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerCollection.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class PlayerCollection extends FCollection<Player> {
     
     // sort functions with Comparator
     public Player min(Comparator<Player> comp) {
+        if (this.isEmpty()) return null;
         return Collections.min(this, comp);
     }
     public Player max(Comparator<Player> comp) {