diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index 2b4146b10..1faa13d93 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
     this._troops += toInt(troops);
   }
   removeTroops(troops: number): number {
-    if (troops <= 1) {
+    if (troops <= 0) {
       return 0;
     }
     const toRemove = minInt(this._troops, toInt(troops));