diff --git a/planet/Arena.ocf/HotIce.ocs/Script.c b/planet/Arena.ocf/HotIce.ocs/Script.c
index d2b05eba5..5ee78afe6 100644
--- a/planet/Arena.ocf/HotIce.ocs/Script.c
+++ b/planet/Arena.ocf/HotIce.ocs/Script.c
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ func InitializePlayer(int plr)
 	Scoreboard->SetPlayerData(plr, "team", "", ScoreboardTeam(team) + 1);
 
 	// Players joining at runtime will participate in the following round.
-	PutInRelaunchContainer(GetCrew(plr));
+	// Should only happen if it's not game start, else Clonks would start stuck in a RelaunchContainer.
+	if (FrameCounter > 1) PutInRelaunchContainer(GetCrew(plr));
 }
 
 func InitializePlayers()