diff --git a/server/gameserver/custom_battle.cc b/server/gameserver/custom_battle.cc
index ad0ce297..54ca48aa 100644
--- a/server/gameserver/custom_battle.cc
+++ b/server/gameserver/custom_battle.cc
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ void CustomBattle::GameStart()
                      nullptr);
             }
         }
+        if (IsNewBieBattle()) {
+            room->SetNewBieBattle(1);
+        }
         SetRoom(room.get());
         room->JoinWithCustomBattle(shared_from_this());
     } else {