diff --git a/minigame_manager/globalstep.lua b/minigame_manager/globalstep.lua
index 6356cb5..2520750 100644
--- a/minigame_manager/globalstep.lua
+++ b/minigame_manager/globalstep.lua
@@ -266,17 +266,17 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
                             gain = 2.0,
                         })
 
-                        --count how many players are left in the arena...
-                        local n = 0
-                        for name, stat in pairs(arena.players) do
-                            n = n+1
-                        end
+                        -- --count how many players are left in the arena...
+                        -- local n = 0
+                        -- for name, stat in pairs(arena.players) do
+                        --     n = n+1
+                        -- end
 
                         -- if we are the only player in the arena, then load celebration... you lost, but you also won,
                         -- whether as a singleplayer of as a leader in multiplayer
                         -- although, really, this code will only ever run in singleplayer, since arena_lib automatically ends multiplayer arenas that have 1 player left
 
-                        if n == 1 then     
+                        if arena.mode == 'singleplayer' then--if n == 1 then     
                             
                                     
                             arena_lib.load_celebration('wormball', arena, pl_name)