diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt
index b8883bf5aa595..1f99622436817 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/pickerscreens/TechPickerScreen.kt
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ import kotlin.math.abs
 class TechPickerScreen(
     internal val civInfo: Civilization,
     centerOnTech: Technology? = null,
-    private val freeTechPick: Boolean = false
 ) : PickerScreen() {
 
+    private val freeTechPick: Boolean = civInfo.tech.freeTechs != 0
     private val ruleset = civInfo.gameInfo.ruleset
     private var techNameToButton = HashMap<String, TechButton>()
     private var selectedTech: Technology? = null
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class TechPickerScreen(
         topTable.add(techTable)
         techTable.background = skinStrings.getUiBackground("TechPickerScreen/Background", tintColor = skinStrings.skinConfig.clearColor)
         pickerPane.bottomTable.background = skinStrings.getUiBackground("TechPickerScreen/BottomTable", tintColor = skinStrings.skinConfig.clearColor)
-
-        rightSideButton.setText("Pick a tech".tr())
+        
+        rightSideButton.setText(if (freeTechPick) "Pick a free tech".tr() else "Pick a tech".tr())
         rightSideButton.onClick(UncivSound.Paper) { tryExit() }
 
         // per default show current/recent technology,
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/status/NextTurnAction.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/status/NextTurnAction.kt
index d555e38befbd4..ee30f37f5702b 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/status/NextTurnAction.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/worldscreen/status/NextTurnAction.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.unciv.ui.screens.worldscreen.status
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.unciv.Constants
-import com.unciv.UncivGame
 import com.unciv.logic.civilization.managers.ReligionManager
 import com.unciv.logic.civilization.managers.ReligionState
 import com.unciv.models.Counter
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ enum class NextTurnAction(protected val text: String, val color: Color) {
             worldScreen.viewingCiv.shouldOpenTechPicker()
         override fun action(worldScreen: WorldScreen) =
             worldScreen.game.pushScreen(
-                TechPickerScreen(worldScreen.viewingCiv, null, worldScreen.viewingCiv.tech.freeTechs != 0)
+                TechPickerScreen(worldScreen.viewingCiv, null)
             )
     },
     PickPolicy("Pick a policy", Color.VIOLET) {