diff --git a/Snake.Core/Snake.cs b/Snake.Core/Snake.cs
index e88c5bc..b554871 100644
--- a/Snake.Core/Snake.cs
+++ b/Snake.Core/Snake.cs
@@ -55,8 +55,13 @@ public sealed class Snake
         return newHead;
     }
 
-    public bool Occupies(Position position) =>
-        _segments.Contains(position);
+    public bool Occupies(Position position, bool excludeTail = false)
+    {
+        if (excludeTail && _segments.Last is { } last && last.Value == position)
+            return false;
+
+        return _segments.Contains(position);
+    }
 
     private static Position DirectionToOffset(Direction direction) =>
         direction switch
diff --git a/Snake.Core/SnakeGame.cs b/Snake.Core/SnakeGame.cs
index cc44090..73be79d 100644
--- a/Snake.Core/SnakeGame.cs
+++ b/Snake.Core/SnakeGame.cs
@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ public sealed class SnakeGame
             return GameTickResult.GameOver;
 
         var newHead = Snake.PeekNextHead();
+        var ateFood = newHead == Food.Position;
 
-        if (!Board.IsWithinBounds(newHead) || Snake.Occupies(newHead))
+        if (!Board.IsWithinBounds(newHead) || Snake.Occupies(newHead, excludeTail: !ateFood))
         {
             IsGameOver = true;
             return GameTickResult.GameOver;
         }
-
-        var ateFood = newHead == Food.Position;
         Snake.Move(grow: ateFood);
 
         if (ateFood)