diff --git a/admin/judges_sa.php b/admin/judges_sa.php
index 78d0ed4..3538bb4 100644
--- a/admin/judges_sa.php
+++ b/admin/judges_sa.php
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ function judges_cost_function($annealer, $bucket_id, $ids)
 			if(!in_array($l, $j['languages'])) $cost += 25;
 		}
 	}
-	/* Huge penalty for a team without a willing chair */
-	if(!$have_chair) $cost += 40;
-
+	/* Huge penalty for a team without a willing chair, but only if the min judges per team >1 */
+	if(!$have_chair && $config['min_judges_per_team']>1) 
+		$cost += 40;
+ 
 //	TRACE("Team $bucket_id, cost is $cost\n");
 
 	return $cost;