diff --git a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj
index 2609a279..ac67fe06 100644
--- a/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj
+++ b/desktop/src-common/advent/screens/rooms/cat_tree.clj
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@
                                                            (do-saved-grandma-dialogue entities))
                                        (actions/get-script entities
                                                            (actions/walk-to entities :ego [165 45] :face :left)
-                                                           (actions/do-dialogue entities :grandma "No thank you, handsome.")))
+                                                           (actions/do-dialogue entities :grandma "No thank you, handsome.")
+                                                           (if (get-in @entities [:room :entities :ladder])
+                                                             (actions/do-stop entities :ego :face :right))))
 }}
                 :layers {:day [(assoc (utils/get-texture "cat-tree/background.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 0)
                                (assoc (utils/get-texture "cat-tree/tree-and-rock.png") :x 0 :y 0 :baseline 161)