diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
index ff519962..f571c892 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/inside_castle.clj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
           (actions/has-obtained? entities :sword)
           0.0
           :else
-          (* 0.2 (max 0.0 (- 1.0 (/  (utils/dist 45 97  (:x ego) (:y ego)) 50.0)))))))
+          (* 0.2
+             (max 0.0 (- 1.0 (/  (utils/dist 45 97  (:x ego) (:y ego)) 50.0)))
+             (get-in entities [:volume :value])))))
 
 (defn bloodclot-appear [entities]
   (actions/run-action entities
diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
index 88a18693..885ed0f7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/utils.clj
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@
 
 (defn scale-vol-from-fade [entities vol]
   (* vol
-     (- 1.0 (get-in entities [:fade :opacity]))
-     (get-in entities [:volume :value])))
+     (- 1.0 (get-in entities [:fade :opacity]))))
 
 (defn play-sound!
   ([screen entities snd volume-fn]