diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj
index 6a03d680..890f5773 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@
                 :interactions
                 {:down-dir {:box [150 0 270 20]
                             :script (actions/get-script entities
+                                                        (if (get-in @entities [:room :entities :ladder])
+                                                          (do
+                                                            (actions/talk entities :ego "I'll get down.")
+                                                            (get-down entities)))
+                                                        
                                                         (actions/walk-to entities :ego [200 10] :skip-type :end :stop? false)
                                                         (actions/walk-straight-to entities :ego [223 -51])
                                                         (actions/transition-background entities :outside-house [137 204])