diff --git a/app/ecs-systems/sprite-direction.js b/app/ecs-systems/sprite-direction.js
index cdac1c3..7d7de44 100644
--- a/app/ecs-systems/sprite-direction.js
+++ b/app/ecs-systems/sprite-direction.js
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ export default class SpriteDirection extends System {
       const parts = [];
       if (entity.Controlled) {
         const {locked, moveUp, moveRight, moveDown, moveLeft} = entity.Controlled;
-        if (!locked && (moveUp > 0 || moveRight > 0 || moveDown > 0 || moveLeft > 0)) {
+        if (locked) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if ((moveUp > 0 || moveRight > 0 || moveDown > 0 || moveLeft > 0)) {
           parts.push('moving');
         }
         else {
diff --git a/public/assets/hoe/start.js b/public/assets/hoe/start.js
index 82a5685..96e8a00 100644
--- a/public/assets/hoe/start.js
+++ b/public/assets/hoe/start.js
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-const {Controlled, Position, Wielder} = wielder
+const {Controlled, Position, Sprite, Wielder} = wielder
 const {TileLayers} = ecs.get(1)
 const layer = TileLayers.layer(0)
 const projected = Wielder.project(Position.tile, item.tool.projection)
 
 Controlled.locked = 1;
+const [, direction] = Sprite.animation.split(':');
 
-await wait(1000)
+for (let i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+  Sprite.animation = ['moving', direction].join(':');
+  await wait(300)
+  Sprite.animation = ['idle', direction].join(':');
+  await wait(100)
+}
 
 for (let i = 0; i < projected.length; ++i) {
   if ([1, 2, 3, 4].includes(layer.tile(projected[i]))) {