diff --git a/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py b/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
index db81065..f60d423 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ class Generator:
         self.place_room(level, height//2, width//2, 0, 0, starting_room)
         self.params["corridor"] = mem
 
+        # find a starting position
+        sy, sx = randint(0, height-1), randint(0, width-1)
+        while level[sy][sx] != Tile.FLOOR:
+            sy, sx = randint(0, height-1), randint(0, width-1)
+
+        # now we loop until we've tried enough, or we've added enough rooms
         tries, rooms_built = 0, 0
         while tries < self.params["tries"] and rooms_built < self.params["max_rooms"]:
 
@@ -124,4 +130,4 @@ class Generator:
         # post-processing
         self.place_walls(level)
 
-        return level
+        return Map(width, height, level, sy, sx)