diff --git a/project/physics/PhysicsElementsHandler.py b/project/physics/PhysicsElementsHandler.py
index 2f38802..ecb5274 100644
--- a/project/physics/PhysicsElementsHandler.py
+++ b/project/physics/PhysicsElementsHandler.py
@@ -58,10 +58,19 @@ class PhysicsElementsHandler:
 
         skip_sprites = []
         for sprite in sorted_dynamic_sprites:
-            if sprite.last_effective_motion == (0, 0) and random.randint(0, 100) > 50\
+            if sprite.last_effective_motion == (0, 0) and random.randint(0, 100) > 50 \
                     and not sprite.id == 'player':
                 skip_sprites.append(sprite)
                 continue
+
+        # remove all skip sprites that are closer than 100 pixels to the player
+        players = [sprite for sprite in sprites if hasattr(sprite, 'id') and sprite.id == 'player']
+        if len(players) > 0:
+            player = players[0]
+            for sprite in skip_sprites:
+                if sprite.position_scale.position[1] - player.position_scale.position[1] < 100:
+                    skip_sprites.remove(sprite)
+
         sorted_dynamic_sprites = [sprite for sprite in sorted_dynamic_sprites if sprite not in skip_sprites]
 
         closest_sprites: dict[UiElement, list[tuple[int, StaticSprite]]] = {}