diff --git a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
index 24a7462c..d5b763db 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function GameCtrlBtns(args) {
     return (
         <div class="game-ctrl-btns">
             <button disabled={!account.subscribed} onClick={() => setChatShow(!chatShow)}>Chat</button>
-            <button disabled={animating} onClick={sendGameSkillClear}>Clear</button>
+            <button disabled={finished || animating} onClick={sendGameSkillClear}>Clear</button>
             {finished ? quitBtn : readyBtn}
         </div>
     );