diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
index f3eda72e5e..ab89e45c17 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ object Automation {
             for (unique in localUniqueCache.forCityGetMatchingUniques(city, UniqueType.UnhappinessFromPopulationTypePercentageChange))
                 if (unique.params[1] == "Specialists" && city.matchesFilter(unique.params[2]))
                     yieldStats.happiness -= (unique.params[0].toFloat() / 100f)  // relative val is negative, make positive
-            if (yieldStats.science == 3f || yieldStats.science >= 5f )
+           if (!city.civ.isHuman() && (yieldStats.science == 3f || yieldStats.science >= 5f ))
                 yieldStats.science *= 2f
         }