diff --git a/src/game.cc b/src/game.cc
index 62a3eaa..8aface6 100644
--- a/src/game.cc
+++ b/src/game.cc
@@ -80,16 +80,15 @@ character *game::move_enemies() {
                 }
         }
 
-        if (the_world)
-                return nullptr;
-
-
         for (auto ch : enemies) {
                 if (ch->is_dead()) {
                         levels[curr_level]->erase_enemy(ch);
                         continue;
                 }
 
+                if (the_world && !is_adjacent(ch->get_pos(), player->get_pos()))
+                        continue;
+
                 bool hostile = ch->get_race() == MERCHANT ?
                                hostile_merchants : true;
                 auto res =