diff --git a/frontend/src/components/views/shell/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/views/shell/index.tsx
index 59643c3ab..95de415ed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/views/shell/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/views/shell/index.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { pipe, subscribe } from 'wonka';
 import { styles } from './shell.styles';
 
+// there is a bug that means that the CONSTRUCT_BUILDING_MOBILE_UNIT action
+// fails for zone ids above 40. As a temporary measure to limit confusion we
+// will disable the construct button on these zones while we consider options
+// see: https://github.com/playmint/ds/issues/1402
+const isBuggyZone = (id: number) => id > 40;
+
 export interface ShellProps extends ComponentProps {}
 
 const StyledShell = styled('div')`
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ export const Shell: FunctionComponent<ShellProps> = () => {
     const kinds = global?.buildingKinds || [];
     const unitTimeoutBlocks = parseInt(global?.gameSettings?.unitTimeoutBlocks?.value || '0x0', 16);
     const zoneUnitLimit = parseInt(global?.gameSettings?.zoneUnitLimit?.value || '0x0', 16);
+    const zoneId = parseInt(zone?.key || 0, 16);
 
     const ui = usePluginState();
     const [questsActive, setQuestsActive] = useState<boolean>(true);
@@ -413,7 +420,7 @@ export const Shell: FunctionComponent<ShellProps> = () => {
                         <div className="flex-spacer"></div>
                         <div className="bottom-middle">
                             <ActionContextPanel pluginTileProperties={pluginTileProperties} />
-                            <ActionBar />
+                            <ActionBar move={true} combat={true} construct={!isBuggyZone(zoneId)} />
                         </div>
                         <div className="flex-spacer"></div>
                     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/plugins/action-bar/index.tsx b/frontend/src/plugins/action-bar/index.tsx
index 0f6dd3ef0..986555a4b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/plugins/action-bar/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/plugins/action-bar/index.tsx
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@ const CONSTRUCT_INTENT = 'construct';
 const MOVE_INTENT = 'move';
 const COMBAT_INTENT = 'combat';
 
-export interface ActionBarProps extends ComponentProps {}
+export interface ActionBarProps extends ComponentProps {
+    construct: boolean;
+    move: boolean;
+    combat: boolean;
+}
 
 const StyledActionBar = styled('div')`
     ${styles}
 `;
 
-export const ActionBar: FunctionComponent<ActionBarProps> = ({}: ActionBarProps) => {
+export const ActionBar: FunctionComponent<ActionBarProps> = ({ construct, move, combat }: ActionBarProps) => {
     const { selectIntent, intent, mobileUnit, selectTiles, selectMapElement } = useSelection();
 
     const handleSelectIntent = useCallback(
@@ -44,24 +48,30 @@ export const ActionBar: FunctionComponent<ActionBarProps> = ({}: ActionBarProps)
     return (
         <StyledActionBar>
             <div className="actions">
-                <UnitActionButton
-                    className={`${intent === MOVE_INTENT ? 'toggleOn' : ''}`}
-                    onClick={() => handleSelectIntent(MOVE_INTENT)}
-                >
-                    Move
-                </UnitActionButton>
-                <UnitActionButton
-                    className={`${intent === CONSTRUCT_INTENT ? 'toggleOn' : ''}`}
-                    onClick={() => handleSelectIntent(CONSTRUCT_INTENT)}
-                >
-                    Build
-                </UnitActionButton>
-                <UnitActionButton
-                    className={`${intent === COMBAT_INTENT ? 'toggleOn' : ''}`}
-                    onClick={() => handleSelectIntent(COMBAT_INTENT)}
-                >
-                    Attack
-                </UnitActionButton>
+                {move && (
+                    <UnitActionButton
+                        className={`${intent === MOVE_INTENT ? 'toggleOn' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => handleSelectIntent(MOVE_INTENT)}
+                    >
+                        Move
+                    </UnitActionButton>
+                )}
+                {construct && (
+                    <UnitActionButton
+                        className={`${intent === CONSTRUCT_INTENT ? 'toggleOn' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => handleSelectIntent(CONSTRUCT_INTENT)}
+                    >
+                        Build
+                    </UnitActionButton>
+                )}
+                {combat && (
+                    <UnitActionButton
+                        className={`${intent === COMBAT_INTENT ? 'toggleOn' : ''}`}
+                        onClick={() => handleSelectIntent(COMBAT_INTENT)}
+                    >
+                        Attack
+                    </UnitActionButton>
+                )}
             </div>
         </StyledActionBar>
     );