diff --git a/objects/player/player_scholar.gd b/objects/player/player_scholar.gd
index efc10d5..503950c 100644
--- a/objects/player/player_scholar.gd
+++ b/objects/player/player_scholar.gd
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ func die() -> void:
 func _on_Grounded_state_entered() -> void:
 	# still jump if pressed frame hit ground
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("jump"):
-		print("BOING")
 		state_chart.send_event("jump")
 	# toggle hurtbox shapes
 	grounded_shape.disabled = false
@@ -190,7 +189,12 @@ func _on_Climbing_state_entered() -> void:
 			global_position.y -= get("collision/safe_margin")
 		velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 		snap = Vector2.ZERO
-		if global_position.x < _attached_ladder.middle:
+		var input_dir = sign(Input.get_axis("ui_left", "ui_right"))
+		var ladder_dir = sign(_attached_ladder.middle - global_position.x)
+		var flip = global_position.y - 1.0 <= _attached_ladder.global_position.y and input_dir == ladder_dir
+		print(ladder_dir)
+		print(flip)
+		if ladder_dir >= 0.0 != flip:
 			global_position.x = _attached_ladder.left_snap
 			graphics.scale.x = 1.0
 		else:
diff --git a/objects/player/player_scholar.tscn b/objects/player/player_scholar.tscn
index 459c4c9..28505d5 100644
--- a/objects/player/player_scholar.tscn
+++ b/objects/player/player_scholar.tscn
@@ -1165,8 +1165,8 @@ script = ExtResource( 8 )
 [connection signal="state_physics_processing" from="StateChart/Root/Movement" to="." method="_process_movement"]
 [connection signal="state_entered" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded" to="." method="_on_Grounded_state_entered"]
 [connection signal="state_physics_processing" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded" to="." method="_process_grounded"]
-[connection signal="state_physics_processing" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded/CanWalk" to="." method="_process_can_walk"]
 [connection signal="state_physics_processing" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded/CanWalk" to="." method="_process_horizontal_movement_grounded"]
+[connection signal="state_physics_processing" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded/CanWalk" to="." method="_process_can_walk"]
 [connection signal="state_entered" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded/CanWalk/Still" to="." method="_on_Still_state_entered"]
 [connection signal="state_entered" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded/CanWalk/Walking" to="." method="_on_Walking_state_entered"]
 [connection signal="state_entered" from="StateChart/Root/Movement/Grounded/CanWalk/Blinking" to="." method="_on_Blinking_state_entered"]