diff --git a/logic/Gaming/Game.cs b/logic/Gaming/Game.cs
index 1b44ebc7..7d9f26ca 100755
--- a/logic/Gaming/Game.cs
+++ b/logic/Gaming/Game.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public long AddPlayer(PlayerInitInfo playerInitInfo)
                     default:
                         return GameObj.invalidID;
                 }
-                Ship? newShip = shipManager.AddShip(playerInitInfo.teamID,
+                Ship? newShip = ShipManager.AddShip(playerInitInfo.teamID,
                                                     playerInitInfo.playerID,
                                                     playerInitInfo.shipType,
                                                     teamList[(int)playerInitInfo.teamID].MoneyPool);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public long ActivateShip(long teamID, ShipType shipType, int birthPointIndex = 0
                 birthPointIndex = teamList[(int)teamID].BirthPointList.Count - 1;
             XY pos = teamList[(int)teamID].BirthPointList[birthPointIndex];
             pos += new XY(((random.Next() & 2) - 1) * 1000, ((random.Next() & 2) - 1) * 1000);
-            if (ShipManager.ActivateShip(ship, pos))
+            if (shipManager.ActivateShip(ship, pos))
             {
                 GameLogging.logger.ConsoleLogDebug($"Successfully activated {teamID} {shipType} at {pos}");
                 return ship.PlayerID;
diff --git a/logic/Gaming/ShipManager.cs b/logic/Gaming/ShipManager.cs
index 7c15eac2..64b492e1 100755
--- a/logic/Gaming/ShipManager.cs
+++ b/logic/Gaming/ShipManager.cs
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ private class ShipManager(Game game, Map gameMap)
         {
             private readonly Game game = game;
             private readonly Map gameMap = gameMap;
-            public Ship? AddShip(long teamID, long playerID, ShipType shipType, MoneyPool moneyPool)
+            public static Ship? AddShip(long teamID, long playerID, ShipType shipType, MoneyPool moneyPool)
             {
                 Ship newShip = new(GameData.ShipRadius, shipType, moneyPool);
-                gameMap.Add(newShip);
                 newShip.TeamID.SetROri(teamID);
                 newShip.PlayerID.SetROri(playerID);
                 ShipManagerLogging.logger.ConsoleLogDebug(
@@ -32,12 +31,13 @@ private class ShipManager(Game game, Map gameMap)
                     + $"{newShip.WeaponModuleType}");
                 return newShip;
             }
-            public static bool ActivateShip(Ship ship, XY pos)
+            public bool ActivateShip(Ship ship, XY pos)
             {
                 if (ship.ShipState != ShipStateType.Deceased)
                 {
                     return false;
                 }
+                gameMap.Add(ship);
                 ship.ReSetPos(pos);
                 ship.SetShipState(RunningStateType.Null, ShipStateType.Null);
                 ShipManagerLogging.logger.ConsoleLogDebug(