diff --git a/src/Dodge/Creature/Action.hs b/src/Dodge/Creature/Action.hs
index e1ed62953..7236cf630 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Creature/Action.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Creature/Action.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Dodge.Creature.Action
     , dropItem
 --    , startReloadingWeapon
     , blinkAction
+    , blinkActionFail
     , unsafeBlinkAction
     , sizeSelf
 --    , crAutoReload
@@ -155,6 +156,26 @@ performAction cr w ac = case ac of
         (imps , _)        -> (imps, Just $ DoReplicatePartial sac (t-1) sac)
     NoAction -> ([],Nothing)
 
+{- | Like a blink action, but no ingoing distortion -}
+blinkActionFail
+    :: Creature
+    -> World 
+    -> World
+blinkActionFail cr w = w
+    & soundMultiFrom [TeleSound 0,TeleSound 1] p3 teleS Nothing
+    & distortions .:~ distortionBulge
+    & creatures . ix cid . crPos .~ p3
+    & inverseShockwaveAt cpos 40 2 2
+  where
+    distR = 120
+    distortionBulge = RadialDistortion cpos (cpos +.+ V2 distR 0) (cpos +.+ V2 0 distR) 1.9
+    cid  = _crID cr
+    p1 = mouseWorldPos w
+    cpos = _crPos cr
+    p2 = reflectPointWalls cpos p1 $ wallsAlongLine cpos p1 w
+    r  = 1.5 * _crRad cr
+    p3 = maybe p1 (mvPointTowardAtSpeed r cpos . fst) p2
+
 {- | Teleport a creature to the mouse position -}
 blinkAction 
     :: Creature
@@ -191,8 +212,10 @@ unsafeBlinkAction cr w
         . set (creatures . ix cid . crPos) mwp
         . blinkShockwave cid mwp
         $ inverseShockwaveAt cpos 40 2 2 w
-    | otherwise = blinkAction cr w & creatures . ix cid . crState . crDamage .:~
-        Damage ENTERREMENT 10000 mwp mwp mwp NoDamageEffect
+    | otherwise = w 
+        & blinkActionFail cr
+        & creatures . ix cid . crState . crDamage .:~
+            Damage ENTERREMENT 10000 mwp mwp mwp NoDamageEffect
   where
     success = fromMaybe True $ do
         (_,wl) <- collidePointWallsWall mwp cpos $ wallsAlongLine mwp cpos w
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs b/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
index 7d4fd45a2..7e0537a59 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ foldCr xs cr w = foldr f w xs
 -- may affect whether the shield moves correctly
 stateUpdate :: (Creature -> World -> World) -> Creature -> World -> World
 stateUpdate f = foldCr
-    [ clearDamage
-    , equipmentEffects
+    [ equipmentEffects
     , invSideEff
     , upInv      -- upInv must be called before invSideEff 22.05.23
     , movementSideEff
     , f
     , internalUpdate 
-    , checkDeath
-    , doDamage
+    , clearDamage   -- these three
+    , checkDeath    -- must be in
+    , doDamage      -- this order 22/06/05
     ]
 
 checkDeath :: Creature -> World -> World