diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
index 782684e26a..c217057354 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityInfo.kt
@@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ class CityInfo {
     private fun tryUpdateRoadStatus(){
         if(getCenterTile().roadStatus==RoadStatus.None
                 && GameBasics.TileImprovements["Road"]!!.techRequired in civInfo.tech.techsResearched)
-            getCenterTile().roadStatus==RoadStatus.Road
+            getCenterTile().roadStatus=RoadStatus.Road
 
         else if(getCenterTile().roadStatus!=RoadStatus.Railroad
                 && GameBasics.TileImprovements["Railroad"]!!.techRequired in civInfo.tech.techsResearched)
-            getCenterTile().roadStatus==RoadStatus.Railroad
+            getCenterTile().roadStatus=RoadStatus.Railroad
     }
 
     fun getGoldForSellingBuilding(buildingName:String) = GameBasics.Buildings[buildingName]!!.cost / 10
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt
index 13ef8686f2..86985d4b7f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class CivilizationInfo {
 
     constructor(civName: String) {
         this.civName = civName
-        tech.addTechnology("Agriculture")
+        tech.techsResearched.add("Agriculture") // can't be .addTechnology because the civInfo isn't assigned yet
     }
 
     fun clone(): CivilizationInfo {