diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts
index 50d50b270d..e863f5f5e3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export class ReversiService implements OnApplicationShutdown, OnModuleInit {
 			isLlotheo: false,
 			noIrregularRules: options.noIrregularRules,
 		}, { relations: ['user1', 'user2'] });
-		if (game.user1 === gane.user2) {
+		if (game.user1 === game.user2) {
 			throw new Error('broken match');
 		}
 		this.cacheGame(game);