diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 326be5c..406aeaf 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -4392,9 +4392,6 @@ class GUI(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.boxEvidence.setCurrentIndex(self.selectedEvidence)
 
     def updatePlayerList(self, pid, op, utype, data=""):
-        # if not self.playerList:
-        #     return
-
         pid = str(pid)
         if op == 0: # Add or remove player
             if utype == 0: # Add a player
@@ -4416,7 +4413,11 @@ class GUI(QtGui.QWidget):
                     _dataInt, ok = data.toInt()
                     _data = self.charList[int(_dataInt)][0] if ok else decodeAOString(data)
                 self.playerList[pid][utype] = _data
-
+            else:
+                # If for some reason the player is not in the list, handle it
+                self.playerItems.addItem("[%s]" % pid)
+                self.playerList[pid] = ["", "", "", ""]
+                
             item = self.playerItems.findItems("[%s]" % pid, QtCore.Qt.MatchStartsWith)
             if item:
                 name = self.playerList[pid][0]