diff --git a/vacuum_gambit.p8 b/vacuum_gambit.p8
index 8b73701..e0c345b 100644
--- a/vacuum_gambit.p8
+++ b/vacuum_gambit.p8
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ function updategame()
    ps:hitbullet(eb)
    return eb:hitship(ps)
   end)
+ else
+  ebullets:strip(call_move)
  end
 
 	-- many bullets and many enemy ships;