diff --git a/lib/Lacuna.pm b/lib/Lacuna.pm
index 167270f8..b8b39e32 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Config::JSON;
 
 useall __PACKAGE__;
 
-our $VERSION = 3.0892;
+our $VERSION = 3.0893;
 
 my $config = Config::JSON->new('/data/Lacuna-Server/etc/lacuna.conf');
 my $db = Lacuna::DB->connect($config->get('db/dsn'),$config->get('db/username'),$config->get('db/password'), { mysql_enable_utf8 => 1});
diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/StarterZone.pm b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/StarterZone.pm
index 294c3525..a6310996 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/StarterZone.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Send/StarterZone.pm
@@ -18,7 +18,17 @@ after can_send_to_target => sub {
             while (my $planet = $planets->next) {
                 $sz_colonies++ if $planet->in_starter_zone;
             }
-            confess [1009, 'You already have the maximum allowed colonies in starter zones.'] if ($sz_colonies >= $sz_param->{max_colonies});
+            my $in_transit = Lacuna->db->resultset('Ships')->search(
+                             { type=> { in => [qw(colony_ship short_range_colony_ship space_station)]},
+                               task=>'travelling', direction=>'out', 'body.empire_id' => $self->body->empire->id},
+                             { join => 'body' }
+                             );
+            while (my $ship = $in_transit->next) {
+                $sz_colonies++ if $ship->foreign_body->in_starter_zone;
+            }
+            confess [1009, 
+                sprintf("You either have the maximum allowed colonies (%s) in starter zones or will, when in transit colony ships arrive.", $sz_param->{max_colonies})]
+                    if ($sz_colonies >= $sz_param->{max_colonies});
         }
     }
     return 1;
diff --git a/var/www/public/changes.txt b/var/www/public/changes.txt
index 91c0aa4f..a9750cf6 100644
--- a/var/www/public/changes.txt
+++ b/var/www/public/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3.0893:
+ - Fix: Closed starter zone loophole.
+
 3.0892:
  - Fix: Fix schedule to remove past jobs when rescheduling.