diff --git a/sc2/src/uqm/planets/generate-base.cpp b/sc2/src/uqm/planets/generate-base.cpp
index 0c800f08e..d3bc96d27 100644
--- a/sc2/src/uqm/planets/generate-base.cpp
+++ b/sc2/src/uqm/planets/generate-base.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ namespace Planets  ::detail::  Generate_m
 		void
 		validateAllStars()
 		{
+			std::cerr << "Checking if any stars are out of required sorting order..."
+					<< std::endl;
 			const auto where= std::is_sorted_until( GetAllStars(),
 				GetAllStars() + GetStarCount(),
 				[]( const auto &lhs_, const auto &rhs_ )
@@ -283,6 +285,15 @@ namespace Planets  ::detail::  Generate_m
 				gen->checkSupplementRequirements( star.supArg ? star.supArg : std::optional< std::string >{} );
 			}
 		}
+
+		void
+		stickyValidateAllStars()
+		{
+			static bool validated= false;
+			if( validated ) return;
+			validateAllStars();
+			validated= true;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -297,7 +308,7 @@ extern "C"
 	void
 	SetupGeneratorForSolarSystem( STAR_DESC *const desc, SolarSystem *const solarSys )
 	{
-		if( C::debugGenerationByValidatingAllStars ) validateAllStars();
+		if( C::debugGenerationByValidatingAllStars ) stickyValidateAllStars();
 
 		// Must either have a legacy constructor or a named lookup,
 		// but not both.