diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd
index 5de6e956..0ae2b007 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd
@@ -276,16 +276,20 @@ func _play_turn() -> void:
 			_locked_target = _find_attack_target(player)
 			_target_stuck_turns = 0
 		# Detect stuck warriors — if army hasn't moved in 20 turns, pick new target
-		var army_pos: Vector2i = Vector2i.ZERO
+		# Track closest warrior distance to target
+		var min_dist: int = 999
 		for u_chk: Variant in units_snapshot:
 			if u_chk.is_alive() and u_chk.get("can_found_city") != true:
-				army_pos = u_chk.position
-				break
-		if army_pos == _last_army_pos:
+				var d: int = HexUtilsScript.hex_distance(u_chk.position, _locked_target)
+				if d < min_dist:
+					min_dist = d
+		if min_dist <= 1:
+			_target_stuck_turns = 0  # adjacent — attacking, not stuck
+		elif min_dist >= _last_army_pos.x:  # reusing x as last_distance
 			_target_stuck_turns += 1
 		else:
 			_target_stuck_turns = 0
-		_last_army_pos = army_pos
+		_last_army_pos = Vector2i(min_dist, 0)
 		if _target_stuck_turns >= 20:
 			print("  STUCK: army can't reach %s, re-targeting" % _locked_target)
 			_locked_target = Vector2i(-1, -1)