diff --git a/src/games/battleships.ts b/src/games/battleships.ts
index 7b7c2b6872330ccb2ec712c5f4ed135d0135d252..f37c66fc52384f2dfd1729c19a300d1776a5261c 100644
--- a/src/games/battleships.ts
+++ b/src/games/battleships.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ const battleships : GameConstructor = class battleships implements Game{
                 let player_number = json.players.indexOf(args.username);
                 debug(player_number)
                 let player_data = results.results.reduce((acc : any, cur : any) => cur.data_key == player_number+1 ? cur : acc, null);
-                debug(player_data);
-                let player_json = JSON.parse(player_data.data_value);
-                if(player_json){
+                if(player_data){
+                    debug(player_data);
+                    let player_json = JSON.parse(player_data.data_value);
                     debug(player_json);
                     socket.emit("place", player_json);
                 }