diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index da509f3d2..d750ff98c 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
 
   startManpower(playerInfo: PlayerInfo): number {
     if (playerInfo.playerType == PlayerType.Bot) {
-      return 10_000;
+      return 15_000;
     }
     if (playerInfo.playerType == PlayerType.FakeHuman) {
       switch (this._gameConfig.difficulty) {