diff --git a/backend/tests/test_game.py b/backend/tests/test_game.py
index d5a8b34..9b4f7a6 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_game.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_game.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_same_seed_same_outcome(art, cfg):
 def test_buy_and_merge(art, cfg):
     game = Game(art, cfg, seed=1)
     game.gold = 100
-    api = next(a for a in game.shop if a)
+    api = "U1_0"
     unit = {"api_name": api, "stars": 1, "items": []}
     game.bench = [dict(unit), dict(unit)]
     game.pool.take(api, 2)
diff --git a/backend/tft/sim/game.py b/backend/tft/sim/game.py
index e7a76a0..70855c9 100644
--- a/backend/tft/sim/game.py
+++ b/backend/tft/sim/game.py
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ class Game:
             for p in self.players:
                 self._carousel(p)
             self.idx += 1
+        # Bei 1-2 gibt es noch keinen Shop — niemand hat Gold.
         for p in self.players:
-            player.refresh_shop(p, self.pool, cfg, self.rng)
+            p.shop = [None] * cfg["shop"]["slots"]
         self._maybe_offer_augment()
 
     # ---- helpers ----