diff --git a/Core/Models/Network/GameLobbyModels.cs b/Core/Models/Network/GameLobbyModels.cs
index 461d33f..6ea2fec 100644
--- a/Core/Models/Network/GameLobbyModels.cs
+++ b/Core/Models/Network/GameLobbyModels.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class GameConfiguration
         public DateTime TimeCreated { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
         public DateTime TimeStarted { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
         public DateTime ExpiresAt { get; set; } = DateTime.MaxValue;
-        public List<User> PlayersInLobby { get; set; } = new List<User>() { new SimpleUser() { Id = "1", Username = "Test1"}.ToUser(), new SimpleUser(){ Id = "2", Username = "Test2"}.ToUser() };
+        public List<User> PlayersInLobby { get; set; } = new List<User>() { };
 
         public Dictionary<string, List<SpecialistTypeId>> PlayerSpecialistDecks { get; set; } =
             new Dictionary<string, List<SpecialistTypeId>>();
diff --git a/Core/SubterfugeCore/Core/Game.cs b/Core/SubterfugeCore/Core/Game.cs
index 6cbd131..6f0949b 100644
--- a/Core/SubterfugeCore/Core/Game.cs
+++ b/Core/SubterfugeCore/Core/Game.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public static Game Bare()
         private Game()
         {
             GameConfiguration = new GameConfiguration();
+            GameConfiguration.PlayersInLobby = new List<User>()
+            {
+                new SimpleUser() { Id = "1", Username = "Test1" }.ToUser(),
+                new SimpleUser() { Id = "2", Username = "Test1" }.ToUser(),
+            };
             SetupGameFromConfiguration(GameConfiguration, false);
         }
 
diff --git a/Core/SubterfugeCoreTest/GameTest.cs b/Core/SubterfugeCoreTest/GameTest.cs
index deeb781..0f76c10 100644
--- a/Core/SubterfugeCoreTest/GameTest.cs
+++ b/Core/SubterfugeCoreTest/GameTest.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public void CanAddOutpostsToBareGame()
 		public void GameCanLoadFromConfiguration()
 		{
 			GameConfiguration config = new GameConfiguration();
+			config.PlayersInLobby = new List<User>() { new SimpleUser() { Id = "1", Username = "Test" }.ToUser() };
 			Game game = Game.FromGameConfiguration(config);
 			Assert.AreEqual(game.TimeMachine.GetState().GetPlayers().Count, config.PlayersInLobby.Count);
 		}
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public void GameCanLoadFromConfiguration()
 		public void GameCreatedFromConfigGeneratesMap()
 		{
 			GameConfiguration config = new GameConfiguration();
+			config.PlayersInLobby = new List<User>() { new SimpleUser() { Id = "1", Username = "Test" }.ToUser() };
 			Game game = Game.FromGameConfiguration(config);
 			Assert.AreEqual(game.TimeMachine.GetState().GetPlayers().Count, config.PlayersInLobby.Count);
 			Assert.IsTrue(game.TimeMachine.GetState().GetOutposts().Count > 0);