diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9edf4e..d1304d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# The Artisinal Handcrafted Retro-Future "3D" Dungeon Crawler
+# The Artisanal Handcrafted Retro-Future "3D" Dungeon Crawler
 
 Welcome to my latest obsession, and turn based dungeon crawler in the style of old school raycasted
 games like _Wizardry_, _Might and Magic_, _Ultima_, and similar games. The game uses SFML 3.x as
diff --git a/events.hpp b/events.hpp
index 880c549..cd44ffe 100644
--- a/events.hpp
+++ b/events.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace Events {
   enum GUI {
     START, COMBAT, LOOT, DEATH, STAIRS_UP, STAIRS_DOWN, TRAP,
-    COMBAT_START
+    COMBAT_START, NO_NEIGHBORS
   };
 
   struct Combat {
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 4fcdc03..e47014e 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,13 @@ namespace gui {
           System::combat($level);
           run_systems();
           $rotation = -10.0f;
-          state(State::IDLE);
+          state(State::IN_COMBAT);
         }
         break;
+      case STOP_COMBAT:
+        dbc::log("Exiting ATTACKING STATE");
+        state(State::IDLE);
+        break;
       default:
         dbc::log(fmt::format("In ATTACKING state, unhandled event {}", (int)ev));
     }
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ namespace gui {
       case CLOSE:
         dbc::log("Nothing to close.");
         break;
+      case STOP_COMBAT:
       case TICK:
         // do nothing
         break;
@@ -186,6 +191,9 @@ namespace gui {
         $camera.plan_rotate($rayview, -1);
         state(State::COMBAT_ROTATE);
         break;
+      case STOP_COMBAT:
+        state(State::IDLE);
+        break;
       case QUIT:
         $window.close();
         state(State::END);
@@ -405,9 +413,12 @@ namespace gui {
             }
           }
           break;
-        case eGUI::COMBAT_START: {
-            event(Event::START_COMBAT);
-          } break;
+        case eGUI::COMBAT_START:
+          event(Event::START_COMBAT);
+          break;
+        case eGUI::NO_NEIGHBORS:
+          event(Event::STOP_COMBAT);
+          break;
         case eGUI::LOOT: {
             // auto &item = std::any_cast<InventoryItem&>(data);
             // $status_view.log(fmt::format("You picked up a {}.",
diff --git a/gui.hpp b/gui.hpp
index bc9d686..d761557 100644
--- a/gui.hpp
+++ b/gui.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace gui {
     ROTATE_RIGHT,
     ATTACK,
     START_COMBAT,
+    STOP_COMBAT,
     QUIT
   };
 
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 6293c53..04aca58 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ void System::collision(GameLevel &level) {
         println("UNKNOWN COLLISION TYPE {}", entity);
       }
     }
+  } else {
+    world.send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::NO_NEIGHBORS, player.entity, player.entity);
   }
 }