diff --git a/src/core/game/GameView.ts b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
index 0956542fa..fbb35472d 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ export class GameView implements GameMap {
         );
       }
     });
+
+    this._myPlayer ??= this.playerByClientID(this._myClientID);
+
     for (const unit of this._units.values()) {
       unit._wasUpdated = false;
       unit.lastPos = unit.lastPos.slice(-1);
@@ -503,7 +506,6 @@ export class GameView implements GameMap {
   }
 
   myPlayer(): PlayerView | null {
-    this._myPlayer ??= this.playerByClientID(this._myClientID);
     return this._myPlayer;
   }