diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index dc75345965..9f2a03437e 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 				to_chat(world, "<B>Unable to choose playable game mode.</B> Reverting to pre-game lobby.")
 				return 0
 			mode = pickweight(runnable_modes)
+			if(!mode)	//too few roundtypes all run too recently
+				mode = pick(runnable_modes)
 
 	else
 		mode = config.pick_mode(GLOB.master_mode)