diff --git a/android/src/com/unciv/app/MultiplayerTurnCheckWorker.kt b/android/src/com/unciv/app/MultiplayerTurnCheckWorker.kt
index 563e8428be..d9499b45bd 100644
--- a/android/src/com/unciv/app/MultiplayerTurnCheckWorker.kt
+++ b/android/src/com/unciv/app/MultiplayerTurnCheckWorker.kt
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class MultiplayerTurnCheckWorker(appContext: Context, workerParams: WorkerParame
         fun startTurnChecker(applicationContext: Context, files: UncivFiles, currentGameInfo: GameInfo, settings: GameSettingsMultiplayer) {
             Log.i(LOG_TAG, "startTurnChecker")
 
+            // Games that haven't been updated in a week are considered stale
             val oneWeekWorthOfMilliseconds = 1000*60*60*24*7
             val gameFiles = files.getMultiplayerSaves()
                 .filter { it.lastModified() > System.currentTimeMillis() - oneWeekWorthOfMilliseconds }
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ class MultiplayerTurnCheckWorker(appContext: Context, workerParams: WorkerParame
                     //just skip one file
                 }
             }
+            if (count==0) return // no games to update
 
             Log.d(LOG_TAG, "start gameNames: ${gameNames.contentToString()}")