diff --git a/scripts/tests/common.lua b/scripts/tests/common.lua
index 8e6d66c9f..e6b3b8f4a 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/common.lua
+++ b/scripts/tests/common.lua
@@ -1299,3 +1299,38 @@ function test_bug_1870_leave_enter_e3()
   process_orders()
   assert_equal(u1.building.id, mine.id)
 end
+
+function test_bug_1795_limit()
+  local r = region.create(0, 0, "plain")    
+  local f = faction.create("noreply@eressea.de", "human", "de")
+  local u1 = one_unit(r,f) 
+  u1:add_item("money", 100000000)
+  u1:add_order("REKRUTIEREN 9999")
+  r:set_resource("peasant", 2000) -- no fractional growth!
+  local peasants = r:get_resource("peasant")
+  local limit,frac = math.modf(peasants/40) -- one day this should be a parameter
+  local growth = peasants * 0.001
+  
+  process_orders()
+  
+  assert_equal(limit+1, u1.number, u1.number .. "!=" .. (limit+1))
+  assert_equal(peasants+growth-limit, r:get_resource("peasant"))
+end
+
+function test_bug_1795_demons()
+  local r = region.create(0, 0, "plain")    
+  local f = faction.create("noreply@eressea.de", "demon", "de")
+  local u1 = one_unit(r,f) 
+  r:set_resource("peasant", 2000)
+  local peasants = r:get_resource("peasant")
+  local limit,frac = math.modf(peasants/40) 
+  local growth = peasants * 0.001
+
+  u1:add_item("money", 100000000)
+  u1:add_order("REKRUTIEREN 9999")
+  
+  process_orders()
+  
+  assert_equal(limit+1, u1.number, u1.number .. "!=" .. (limit+1))
+  assert_equal(peasants+growth, r:get_resource("peasant"))
+end
diff --git a/src/gamecode/economy.c b/src/gamecode/economy.c
index 859cdd079..10de6365d 100644
--- a/src/gamecode/economy.c
+++ b/src/gamecode/economy.c
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ typedef struct recruitment {
   int total, assigned;
 } recruitment;
 
+/** Creates a list of recruitment structs, one for each faction. Adds every quantifyable request
+ * to the faction's struct and to total.
+ */
 static recruitment *select_recruitment(request ** rop,
   int (*quantify) (const struct race *, int), int *total)
 {
@@ -292,14 +295,14 @@ static int any_recruiters(const struct race *rc, int qty)
   return (int)(qty * 2 * rc->recruit_multi);
 }
 
-static int peasant_recruiters(const struct race *rc, int qty)
+/*static int peasant_recruiters(const struct race *rc, int qty)
 {
   if (rc->ec_flags & ECF_REC_ETHEREAL)
     return -1;
   if (rc->ec_flags & ECF_REC_HORSES)
     return -1;
   return (int)(qty * 2 * rc->recruit_multi);
-}
+}*/
 
 static int horse_recruiters(const struct race *rc, int qty)
 {
@@ -315,10 +318,12 @@ static int do_recruiting(recruitment * recruits, int available)
   recruitment *rec;
   int recruited = 0;
 
+  /* try to assign recruits to factions fairly */
   while (available > 0) {
     int n = 0;
     int rest, mintotal = INT_MAX;
 
+    /* find smallest request */
     for (rec = recruits; rec != NULL; rec = rec->next) {
       int want = rec->total - rec->assigned;
       if (want > 0) {
@@ -334,6 +339,8 @@ static int do_recruiting(recruitment * recruits, int available)
     }
     rest = available - mintotal * n;
 
+    /* assign size of smallest request for everyone if possible; in the end roll dice to assign
+     * small rest */
     for (rec = recruits; rec != NULL; rec = rec->next) {
       int want = rec->total - rec->assigned;
 
@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ static int do_recruiting(recruitment * recruits, int available)
     }
   }
 
+  /* do actual recruiting */
   for (rec = recruits; rec != NULL; rec = rec->next) {
     request *req;
     int get = rec->assigned;
@@ -365,8 +373,6 @@ static int do_recruiting(recruitment * recruits, int available)
         int afford = get_pooled(u, oldresourcetype[R_SILVER], GET_DEFAULT,
           number * rc->recruitcost) / rc->recruitcost;
         number = MIN(number, afford);
-        use_pooled(u, oldresourcetype[R_SILVER], GET_DEFAULT,
-          rc->recruitcost * number);
       }
       if (u->number + number > UNIT_MAXSIZE) {
         ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(u, req->ord, "error_unit_size",
@@ -374,6 +380,10 @@ static int do_recruiting(recruitment * recruits, int available)
         number = UNIT_MAXSIZE - u->number;
         assert(number >= 0);
       }
+      if (rc->recruitcost) {
+        use_pooled(u, oldresourcetype[R_SILVER], GET_DEFAULT,
+          rc->recruitcost * number);
+      }
       add_recruits(u, number, req->qty);
       dec = (int)(number * multi);
       if ((rc->ec_flags & ECF_REC_ETHEREAL) == 0) {
@@ -449,7 +459,7 @@ static void expandrecruit(region * r, request * recruitorders)
   }
 
   /* peasant limited: */
-  recruits = select_recruitment(&recruitorders, peasant_recruiters, &orc_total);
+  recruits = select_recruitment(&recruitorders, any_recruiters, &orc_total);
   if (recruits) {
     int orc_recruited, orc_peasants = rpeasants(r) * 2;
     int orc_frac = orc_peasants / RECRUITFRACTION;      /* anzahl orks. 2 ork = 1 bauer */
@@ -464,10 +474,10 @@ static void expandrecruit(region * r, request * recruitorders)
   /* no limit: */
   recruits = select_recruitment(&recruitorders, any_recruiters, &orc_total);
   if (recruits) {
-    int recruited, peasants = rpeasants(r);
+    int recruited, peasants = rpeasants(r) * 2;
     recruited = do_recruiting(recruits, INT_MAX);
     if (recruited > 0) {
-      rsetpeasants(r, peasants - recruited / 2);
+      rsetpeasants(r, (peasants - recruited) / 2);
     }
     free_recruitments(recruits);
   }