diff --git a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs
index 7f67262..075c9fb 100644
--- a/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs
+++ b/src/overlay/elements/leaderboard/mod.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ impl LeaderBoard {
         write_log!("create entries");
 
         // check if entry count in grid is the same as the gathered entries
+        // that means some joined or left the game
         let force_update = if !self.leaderboard_entries.is_empty()
+            && self.leaderboard_entries.len() <= self.leaderboard_grid.dimensions().1
             && self
                 .leaderboard_grid
                 .child_at(0, self.leaderboard_entries.len() - 1)?