diff --git a/src/rotp/model/colony/ColonyEcology.java b/src/rotp/model/colony/ColonyEcology.java
index 5288821fb..66b587055 100644
--- a/src/rotp/model/colony/ColonyEcology.java
+++ b/src/rotp/model/colony/ColonyEcology.java
@@ -283,12 +283,13 @@ public String upcomingResult(){
         if (newBC < cost) 
             return text(wasteText);
         
+        expectedPopGrowth = (int) (workingPop+expGrowth) - (int) currentPop;
+        
         if (colony().allocation(categoryType()) == 0)
             return text(noneText);
         if (allocation() == cleanupAllocationNeeded())
             return text(cleanupText);
 
-        expectedPopGrowth = (int) (workingPop+expGrowth) - (int) currentPop;
         newBC -= cost;
         // check for atmospheric terraforming
         cost = 0;