diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 97ece14b0..d35d50dba 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -616,10 +616,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
     let toAdd =
       10 +
       (1400 / max + 1 / 125) * (0.8 * player.troops() + 1.2 * player.workers());
-    const adjustedPop =
-      typeof player.adjustedPopulation === "function"
-        ? player.adjustedPopulation()
-        : player.population();
+    const adjustedPop = player.adjustedPopulation();
 
     const ratio = 1 - adjustedPop / max;
     toAdd *= ratio;
@@ -645,7 +642,10 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
       }
     }
 
-    return Math.min(player.population() + toAdd, max) - player.population();
+    return (
+      Math.min(player.adjustedPopulation() + toAdd, max) -
+      player.adjustedPopulation()
+    );
   }
 
   goldAdditionRate(player: Player): number {
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
index 5f78111f9..4507ca8b2 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export interface PlayerUpdate {
   tilesOwned: number;
   gold: number;
   population: number;
+  adjustedPopulation: number;
   workers: number;
   troops: number;
   targetTroopRatio: number;
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameView.ts b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
index 877ec19cf..27eebfc0a 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ export class PlayerView {
   population(): number {
     return this.data.population;
   }
+  adjustedPopulation(): number {
+    return this.data.adjustedPopulation;
+  }
   workers(): number {
     return this.data.workers;
   }
diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index 52cbb6545..ebd6c63d9 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
       tilesOwned: this.numTilesOwned(),
       gold: Number(this._gold),
       population: this.population(),
+      adjustedPopulation: this.adjustedPopulation(),
       workers: this.workers(),
       troops: this.troops(),
       targetTroopRatio: this.targetTroopRatio(),