diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd
index c9d445ea..270401dd 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/auto_play.gd
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ func _next_building(city: Variant, player: Variant, city_count: int, has_settler
 	# Then walls for defense
 	if not city.has_building("walls"):
 		return "walls"
+	# Marketplace for gold income — without this, warriors get disbanded from bankruptcy
+	if not city.has_building("marketplace"):
+		return "marketplace"
 	# Count military units
 	var military: int = 0
 	for u: Variant in player.units: