diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index ee31983d6..53b92e0f1 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -683,8 +683,8 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
 
   troopAdjustmentRate(player: Player): number {
     const maxDiff = this.maxPopulation(player) / 500;
-    const target = player.population() * player.targetTroopRatio();
-    const diff = target - player.troops();
+    const target = player.totalPopulation() * player.targetTroopRatio();
+    const diff = target - (player.totalPopulation() - player.workers());
     if (Math.abs(diff) < maxDiff) {
       return diff;
     }