diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index 022ce99..9411a52 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -579,14 +579,6 @@ function player:update()
   -- todo: other anim stuff
   xs[#xs].px=0
   xs[#xs].py=0
-  xs[1].update=function(s) 
-   if (s.rope) s.rope:prevent_highlight(true) 
-   return true
-  end
-  xs[#xs].update=function(s) 
-   if (s.rope) s.rope:prevent_highlight(false) 
-   return true
-  end
   return xs
  end
 
@@ -653,6 +645,7 @@ function player:update()
   end
  end
 
+  if (self.rope) self.rope:prevent_highlight(#self.todo) 
  _apply(self,self.todo)
 
  if self.rope then