diff --git a/src/ui/WorkInProgressRoot.tsx b/src/ui/WorkInProgressRoot.tsx
index e16f6a250..f5a56092d 100644
--- a/src/ui/WorkInProgressRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/WorkInProgressRoot.tsx
@@ -194,7 +194,15 @@ export function WorkInProgressRoot(): React.ReactElement {
   };
 
   if (Player.currentWork === null) {
-    setTimeout(() => Router.toPage(Page.Terminal));
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      /**
+       * We must check again before routing to the Terminal page. The player might have started an action right before
+       * the callback of setTimeout is called.
+       */
+      if (Player.currentWork === null) {
+        Router.toPage(Page.Terminal);
+      }
+    });
     return <></>;
   }