diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index 082f42b..71c4f97 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ function player:reinit(x,y)
  self.x,self.y=x,y
  self.px,self.py=0,0
  self.todo={}
+ self.cooldown=4
 
  self.fall_frame=0
  
@@ -636,6 +637,10 @@ function player:update()
    self.orienty=1
   end
 
+  function btncd(x)
+   return (kbd:btn(x) and self.cooldown==0) or kbd:btnp(x)
+  end
+
   if kbd:btn(4) then
    if kbd:btnp(4) and self.rope then 
     self.rope:destroy()
@@ -643,23 +648,30 @@ function player:update()
    end
    -- wait for user to release it
   else
+   local x,y=self.x,self.y
    local function try_move(dx,dy,f)
-    if (level:can_move(true,self.x,self.y,dx,dy,0,2)) self.todo=f return
+    if level:can_move(true,x,y,dx,dy,0,2) then 
+     self.todo=f 
+     self.cooldown=3
+     local t=f[#f]
+     t.x=x+dx
+     t.y=y+dy
+     return
+    end
     wrongbleep:bleep()
    end
-   if kbd:btn(0) then 
-    try_move(-1,0,{{orientx=-1,orienty=0,px=-2},{px=-7},{x=self.x-1,px=0}})
-   elseif kbd:btn(1) then
-    try_move(1,0,{{orientx=1,orienty=0,px=2},{px=7},{x=self.x+1,px=0}})
-   elseif kbd:btn(2) then
-    try_move(0,-1,{{orienty=-1,py=-2},{py=-7},{y=self.y-1,py=0}})
-   elseif kbd:btn(3) then
-    try_move(0,1,{{orienty=1,py=2},{py=7},{y=self.y+1,py=0}})
+   if btncd(0) then 
+    try_move(-1,0,{{orientx=-1,orienty=0,px=-2},{px=1}})
+   elseif btncd(1) then
+    try_move(1,0,{{orientx=1,orienty=0,px=2},{px=-1}})
+   elseif btncd(2) then
+    try_move(0,-1,{{orienty=-1,py=-2},{py=1}})
+   elseif btncd(3) then
+    try_move(0,1,{{orienty=1,py=2},{py=-1}})
    elseif not self.rope and kbd:btnr(4) then
     local dx,dy=self.orientx,self.orienty
     if (dy!=0) dx=0
 
-    local x,y=self.x,self.y
     while not level:mcoll(x,y) do x+=dx y+=dy end
 
     self.rope=rope:new(
@@ -679,7 +691,9 @@ function player:update()
   end
  end
 
+ if (#self.todo==0) self.px=0 self.py=0
  _apply(self,self.todo)
+ if (self.cooldown>0) self.cooldown-=1
 
  if self.rope then
   self.rope:update()