diff --git a/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py b/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
index 012a577..17fd3b8 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ class Generator:
             tries += 1
 
         # post-processing
-        self.place_walls(level)
 
         # because when a room is placed, it leads to exactly one previously
         # placed room, the level has a tree like structure with the starting
@@ -500,9 +499,13 @@ class Generator:
         while tries < self.params["loop_tries"] and \
                 loops < self.params["loop_max"]:
             tries += 1
+            print(tries)
             y, x = randint(0, height - 1), randint(0, width - 1)
             loops += self.add_loop(level, y, x)
 
+        # surround the floor with walls
+        self.place_walls(level)
+
         # place an exit ladder
         y, x = randint(0, height - 1), randint(0, width - 1)
         while level[y][x] != Tile.FLOOR or \