diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/WinModal.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/WinModal.ts
index 6f38b380a..7b421237b 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/WinModal.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/WinModal.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ export class WinModal extends LitElement implements Layer {
       !this.hasShownDeathModal &&
       myPlayer &&
       !myPlayer.isAlive() &&
-      !this.game.inSpawnPhase()
+      !this.game.inSpawnPhase() &&
+      myPlayer.hasSpawned()
     ) {
       this.hasShownDeathModal = true;
       this._title = "You died";
diff --git a/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
index 27b036eb1..695096c9f 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
@@ -25,26 +25,28 @@ export class SpawnExecution implements Execution {
       return;
     }
 
+    let player: Player = null;
     if (this.mg.hasPlayer(this.playerInfo.id)) {
-      const existing = this.mg.player(this.playerInfo.id);
-      existing.tiles().forEach((t) => existing.relinquish(t));
-      getSpawnTiles(this.mg, this.tile).forEach((t) => {
-        existing.conquer(t);
-      });
-      return;
+      player = this.mg.player(this.playerInfo.id);
+    } else {
+      player = this.mg.addPlayer(
+        this.playerInfo,
+        this.mg.config().startManpower(this.playerInfo),
+      );
     }
 
-    const player = this.mg.addPlayer(
-      this.playerInfo,
-      this.mg.config().startManpower(this.playerInfo),
-    );
+    player.tiles().forEach((t) => player.relinquish(t));
     getSpawnTiles(this.mg, this.tile).forEach((t) => {
       player.conquer(t);
     });
-    this.mg.addExecution(new PlayerExecution(player.id()));
-    if (player.type() == PlayerType.Bot) {
-      this.mg.addExecution(new BotExecution(player));
+
+    if (!player.hasSpawned()) {
+      this.mg.addExecution(new PlayerExecution(player.id()));
+      if (player.type() == PlayerType.Bot) {
+        this.mg.addExecution(new BotExecution(player));
+      }
     }
+    player.setHasSpawned(true);
   }
 
   owner(): Player {
diff --git a/src/core/game/Game.ts b/src/core/game/Game.ts
index 1c316ed5b..002aeff18 100644
--- a/src/core/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/Game.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ export interface Player {
   largestClusterBoundingBox: { min: Cell; max: Cell } | null;
   lastTileChange(): Tick;
 
+  hasSpawned(): boolean;
+  setHasSpawned(hasSpawned: boolean): void;
+
   // Territory
   tiles(): ReadonlySet<TileRef>;
   borderTiles(): ReadonlySet<TileRef>;
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
index 5bb7c5693..044a2327e 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export interface PlayerUpdate {
   incomingAttacks: AttackUpdate[];
   outgoingAllianceRequests: PlayerID[];
   stats: PlayerStats;
+  hasSpawned: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface AllianceRequestUpdate {
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameView.ts b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
index 430a24cb4..6bd58eb79 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ export class PlayerView {
   stats(): PlayerStats {
     return this.data.stats;
   }
+  hasSpawned(): boolean {
+    return this.data.hasSpawned;
+  }
 }
 
 export class GameView implements GameMap {
diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index 7bdf19edc..e84f70d97 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
   public _outgoingAttacks: Attack[] = [];
   public _outgoingLandAttacks: Attack[] = [];
 
+  private _hasSpawned = false;
+
   constructor(
     private mg: GameImpl,
     private _smallID: number,
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
       ),
       outgoingAllianceRequests: outgoingAllianceRequests,
       stats: this.mg.stats().getPlayerStats(this.id()),
+      hasSpawned: this.hasSpawned(),
     };
   }
 
@@ -291,6 +294,14 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
     return this._tiles.size > 0;
   }
 
+  hasSpawned(): boolean {
+    return this._hasSpawned;
+  }
+
+  setHasSpawned(hasSpawned: boolean): void {
+    this._hasSpawned = hasSpawned;
+  }
+
   incomingAllianceRequests(): AllianceRequest[] {
     return this.mg.allianceRequests.filter((ar) => ar.recipient() == this);
   }