diff --git a/app/controllers/tables_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tables_controller.rb
index e0f6a636..39e48bce 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tables_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tables_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class TablesController < ApplicationController
 
   def play_now
     # First empty seat
-    @seat = Seat.where(user_soft_token: nil).first
+    @seat = Seat.where(user_soft_token: nil).select{|s| !s.player.try("is_bot?")}.first
     if @seat
       @seat.sit current_user
     else