diff --git a/assets/ai.json b/assets/ai.json
index c58acb7..6679d2e 100644
--- a/assets/ai.json
+++ b/assets/ai.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "have_item": 6,
     "have_healing": 7,
     "detect_enemy": 8,
-    "tough_personality": 9
+    "tough_personality": 9,
+    "cant_move": 10
   },
   "actions": [
     {
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@
         "tough_personality": false,
         "in_combat": true,
         "have_healing": false,
-        "health_good": false
+        "health_good": false,
+        "cant_move": false
       },
       "effects": {
         "in_combat": false
diff --git a/gui/fsm.cpp b/gui/fsm.cpp
index 179f9ee..2c57a72 100644
--- a/gui/fsm.cpp
+++ b/gui/fsm.cpp
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ namespace gui {
     System::generate_paths();
     System::enemy_ai_initialize();
     System::enemy_pathing();
-    System::collision();
     System::motion();
+    System::collision();
     System::lighting();
     System::death();
   }
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 26997d1..c232fee 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ void System::enemy_pathing() {
         map.random_walk(out, motion.random, PATHING_TOWARD);
       } else if(enemy_ai.wants_to("run_away")) {
         map.random_walk(out, motion.random, PATHING_AWAY);
+      } else {
+        motion = {0,0};
+        return; // enemy doesn't want to move
       }
 
       motion = { int(out.x - position.location.x), int(out.y - position.location.y)};
@@ -117,31 +120,38 @@ void System::enemy_pathing() {
 }
 
 
-inline void move_entity(SpatialMap &collider, Map &game_map, Position &position, Motion &motion, Entity ent) {
-  Point move_to = {
-    position.location.x + motion.dx,
-    position.location.y + motion.dy
-  };
-  motion = {0,0}; // clear it after getting it
-
-  // it's a wall, skip
-  if(!game_map.can_move(move_to)) return;
-  // there's collision skip
-  if(collider.occupied(move_to)) return;
-
-  // all good, do the move
-  collider.move(position.location, move_to, ent);
-  position.location = move_to;
-}
-
 void System::motion() {
   auto& level = GameDB::current_level();
-  level.world->query<Position, Motion>(
+  auto world = level.world;
+  auto map = level.map;
+  auto collider = level.collision;
+
+  world->query<Position, Motion>(
     [&](auto ent, auto &position, auto &motion) {
-    // don't process entities that don't move
-    if(motion.dx != 0 || motion.dy != 0) {
-      move_entity(*level.collision, *level.map, position, motion, ent);
-    }
+      // skip enemies that aren't moving
+      if(motion.dx == 0 && motion.dy == 0) return;
+
+      Point move_to = {
+        position.location.x + motion.dx,
+        position.location.y + motion.dy
+      };
+
+      motion = {0,0}; // clear it after getting it
+
+      dbc::check(map->can_move(move_to), "Enemy pathing failed, move_to is wall.");
+
+      bool cant_move = collider->occupied(move_to);
+
+      if(auto enemy_ai = world->get_if<ai::EntityAI>(ent)) {
+        enemy_ai->set_state("cant_move", cant_move);
+      }
+
+      // it's a wall, skip
+      if(cant_move) return;
+
+      // all good, do the move
+      collider->move(position.location, move_to, ent);
+      position.location = move_to;
   });
 }