diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/mapunit/movement/UnitMovement.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/mapunit/movement/UnitMovement.kt
index 53b890e10e..22c701b8a6 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/mapunit/movement/UnitMovement.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/map/mapunit/movement/UnitMovement.kt
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class UnitMovement(val unit: MapUnit) {
             else
                 destination.militaryUnit
             )?: return // The precondition guarantees that there is an eligible same-type unit at the destination
-
+        otherUnit.stopEscorting()
         val ourOldPosition = unit.getTile()
         val theirOldPosition = otherUnit.getTile()