diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge.gd b/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge.gd
index 8ac860a9..a9e3fbb2 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/ai_turn_bridge.gd
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ static func _apply_found_city(action: Dictionary, player: RefCounted) -> bool:
 
 	var city: RefCounted = CityScript.new()
 	var is_capital: bool = player.cities.is_empty()
-	city.found(city_name, unit.position.x, unit.position.y, is_capital, GameState.turn_number)
 	city.player = player
 	city.owner = player.index
+	city.found(city_name, unit.position.x, unit.position.y, is_capital, GameState.turn_number)
 	player.cities.append(city)
 
 	player.units.erase(unit)