diff --git a/mapchooser_extended/scripting/mapchooser_extended_avg_mapend.sp b/mapchooser_extended/scripting/mapchooser_extended_avg_mapend.sp
index 6af64b2..fee068a 100755
--- a/mapchooser_extended/scripting/mapchooser_extended_avg_mapend.sp
+++ b/mapchooser_extended/scripting/mapchooser_extended_avg_mapend.sp
@@ -990,6 +990,14 @@ public Action CS_OnTerminateRound(float &delay, CSRoundEndReason &reason)
         delay = float(total_time);
         return Plugin_Changed;
     }
+
+    //when you join the ze server as the first player and theres 0 timeleft and no map was selected the server can get stuck for 2 minutes.
+    //that is rather problematic because it often leads to the very first people connecting wanting to leave again because the game is stuck.
+    if (timeleft < 0 && g_iNextmapState == 0)
+    {
+        LogMessage("in CS_OnTerminateRound being hard stuck. switching map to ze_random_v9. timeleft: %i", timeleft);
+        CreateTimer(1.0, Timer_fall_back_map_switch, INVALID_HANDLE, TIMER_FLAG_NO_MAPCHANGE); 
+    }
     return Plugin_Continue;
 }