diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
index 0f5c945c..319c33c5 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
   (actions/transition-music entities nil :duration 0.15))
 
 (defn pull-sword [entities]
+  (actions/do-force-end entities :bg-actions)
   (actions/play-animation entities :ego :reach-start :stop? false)
   (actions/pause-camera entities)
   (actions/transition-music entities :pull-sword