diff --git a/internal/gameServer/server.go b/internal/gameServer/server.go
index 7e3b064..adfb785 100644
--- a/internal/gameServer/server.go
+++ b/internal/gameServer/server.go
@@ -115,18 +115,14 @@ func (g *GameServer) ManageBuffer() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Find the largest buffer health
 		var bufferHealth float32
-		var activePlayers bool
 		var leadPlayer int
 		g.gameDataMutex.Lock() // BufferHealth can be modified by processUDP in a different thread
 		for i := range 4 {
 			var err error
 			g.gameData.averageBufferHealth[i], err = g.averageBufferHealth(i)
 			if err == nil && g.gameData.countLag[i] == 0 {
-				activePlayers = true
-
-				if g.gameData.averageBufferHealth[i] > bufferHealth {
+				if leadPlayer == 0 {
 					bufferHealth = g.gameData.averageBufferHealth[i]
 					leadPlayer = i + 1
 				}
@@ -134,7 +130,7 @@ func (g *GameServer) ManageBuffer() {
 		}
 		g.gameDataMutex.Unlock()
 
-		if activePlayers {
+		if leadPlayer > 0 {
 			if bufferHealth > float32(g.BufferTarget)+0.75 && g.gameData.bufferSize > 0 {
 				g.gameData.bufferSize--
 				g.Logger.Info("reduced buffer size", "bufferHealth", bufferHealth, "bufferSize", g.gameData.bufferSize, "leadPlayer", leadPlayer)