diff --git a/src/elo.rs b/src/elo.rs
index 5eb89d5..7f2b509 100644
--- a/src/elo.rs
+++ b/src/elo.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl PlayerArena {
 
             // print the leaderboard every 5 steps
             if received_num % 5 == 0 {
-                term.clear_last_lines(num)
+                term.clear_last_lines(self.players.len())
                     .expect("unable to clear prev lines");
                 let formatted_self = format!("{}", self);
                 term.write_str(&formatted_self)