diff --git a/MiniAiCup.Paperio.Core/Game.cs b/MiniAiCup.Paperio.Core/Game.cs
index 0b91fa4..1f4cda4 100644
--- a/MiniAiCup.Paperio.Core/Game.cs
+++ b/MiniAiCup.Paperio.Core/Game.cs
@@ -109,10 +109,14 @@ public Direction GetNextDirection(GameState state)
 				var nextState = GetNextState(bestState, currentState);
 				nextDirection = nextState.Me.Direction.Value;
 			}
-			else
+			else if (currentState.Me.PathToHome != null && currentState.Me.PathToHome.Length > 0)
 			{
 				nextDirection = currentState.Me.Position.GetDirectionTo(currentState.Me.PathToHome[0]);
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				nextDirection = currentState.Me.Direction ?? Direction.Left;
+			}
 
 #if DEBUG
 			stopwatch.Stop();