diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj
index 6b399583..c2fdb7e4 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/outside_house.clj
@@ -641,8 +641,7 @@
                                    (when @iap/can-purchase?
                                      (actions/talk entities :ego "Uh-oh! It looks like it's guarded by a warding spell!")
                                      (actions/talk entities :ego "Looks like I need to buy an unwarding spell.")
-                                     (iap/start-purchase)
-                                     (a/<!! iap/purchase-chan)))
+                                     (iap/start-purchase)))
                                  (when @iap/has-purchased?
                                    (cond
                                      (get-in @entities [:room :entities :wizard])