diff --git a/moonbus.p8 b/moonbus.p8
index 0b42b09..da5aa3e 100644
--- a/moonbus.p8
+++ b/moonbus.p8
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ function _update()
 
     -- crash detection
     local pc=plus(plr_pos,{x=0.5,y=-0.5})
-    if pc.y <= maph+1 and not plr_static then
+    local crashed=false
+    if plr_pos.y<=0 or plr_pos.y>17 then
+        crashed=true
+    elseif pc.y <= maph+1 and not plr_static then
         for p in all({plus(pc,clearx(unit(plr_speed,0.4))), plus(pc,cleary(unit(plr_speed,0.4)))}) do
             local pmaps=0
             if (p.y>=0 and p.y<=maph) then
@@ -124,22 +127,25 @@ function _update()
                 end
                 sfx(1)
                 break
-            elseif solid or plr_pos.y<=0 then
-                plr_speed.y*=-0.75
-                plr_speed.x*=0.5
-                plr_alive=false
-                if (dist(plr_speed) > 1) then
-                    sfx(0)
-                else
-                    plr_speed.x=0
-                    plr_speed.y=0
-                    plr_static=true
-                    sfx(3)
-                end
+            elseif solid then
+                crashed=true
                 break
             end
         end
     end
+    if crashed then
+        plr_speed.y*=-0.75
+        plr_speed.x*=0.5
+        plr_alive=false
+        if (dist(plr_speed) > 1) then
+            sfx(0)
+        else
+            plr_speed.x=0
+            plr_speed.y=0
+            plr_static=true
+            sfx(3)
+        end
+    end
 
     if plr_alive then
         telem_spd=mul(plr_speed,1)