diff --git a/src/playerdata.cpp b/src/playerdata.cpp
index f5707dfe..2d067663 100644
--- a/src/playerdata.cpp
+++ b/src/playerdata.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ LOG_ERROR("checking IsPlayerAllowedToJoinCreateLimitRank() ");
 	for(std::vector<long>::iterator timeStamp = m_last_games.begin(); timeStamp != m_last_games.end(); ++timeStamp) {
 		LOG_ERROR("timeStamp " << *timeStamp);
 		time_t ts = (time_t)*timeStamp;
-		if(*timeStamp > then){
+		if(&ts > then){
 			LOG_ERROR("counting timeStamp in time  " <<  ctime(&ts));
 			count++;
 		}else{