diff --git a/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py b/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
index ca830b8..38d462f 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/mapgeneration/broguelike.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class Generator:
         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)
+        level[sy][sx] = Tile.LADDER
 
         # now we loop until we've tried enough, or we've added enough rooms
         tries, rooms_built = 0, 0