diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/Civilization.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/Civilization.kt
index 0d37bb091a..cf580c22fe 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/Civilization.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/Civilization.kt
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ class Civilization : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization {
         // Slight "Easter egg": see #11486: In the rare case a City-state loses their last city but it's not their original capital, the notification names the Nation which confuses players.
         // Rename the newly conquered city when the conquering Nation's first-city name is equal to the nation name (meaning Babylon too) and the civ has lost that...
         val currentCapital = getCapital()
-        if (currentCapital != null && currentCapital.isOriginalCapital && civName == currentCapital.name)
+        if (isCityState && currentCapital != null && currentCapital.isOriginalCapital && civName == currentCapital.name)
             newCapital.name = "New [${civName}]\n(formerly known as [${newCapital.name}])"
 
         moveCapitalTo(newCapital, oldCapital)