diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/ItemMisc.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/ItemMisc.kt
index 637e1521a..ba8598f87 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/ItemMisc.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameitems/ItemMisc.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion
 import net.torvald.gdx.graphics.Cvec
 import net.torvald.terrarum.BlockCodex
 import net.torvald.terrarum.CommonResourcePool
+import net.torvald.terrarum.INGAME
+import net.torvald.terrarum.Terrarum
+import net.torvald.terrarum.TerrarumAppConfiguration.TILE_SIZE
 import net.torvald.terrarum.blockproperties.Block
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameactors.ActorWithBody
 import net.torvald.terrarum.gameitems.GameItem
@@ -69,7 +72,17 @@ class ItemTorch(originalID: ItemID) : LightIngredientBase(originalID) {
     override fun getLumCol() = BlockCodex[Block.TORCH].getLumCol(0, 0)
 
     override fun startPrimaryUse(actor: ActorWithBody, delta: Float): Long {
-        return BlockBase.blockStartPrimaryUse(actor, this, "basegame:176", delta)
+        val mwx = (Terrarum.mouseX / TILE_SIZE).toInt()
+        val mwy = (Terrarum.mouseY / TILE_SIZE).toInt()
+        val wall = BlockCodex[INGAME.world.getTileFromWall(mwx, mwy)]
+        val terr1 = BlockCodex[INGAME.world.getTileFromTerrain(mwx - 1, mwy)]
+        val terr2 = BlockCodex[INGAME.world.getTileFromTerrain(mwx, mwy + 1)]
+        val terr3 = BlockCodex[INGAME.world.getTileFromTerrain(mwx + 1, mwy)]
+
+        if (wall.isSolid || terr1.isSolid || terr2.isSolid || terr3.isSolid)
+            return BlockBase.blockStartPrimaryUse(actor, this, "basegame:176", delta)
+        else
+            return -1L
     }
 
     override fun effectWhileEquipped(actor: ActorWithBody, delta: Float) {
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UICrafting.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UICrafting.kt
index 6add71729..ddf79f8c7 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UICrafting.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/ui/UICrafting.kt
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class UICrafting(val full: UIInventoryFull?) : UICanvas(
         fun resolveIngredientKey(inventory: FixtureInventory, ingredient: CraftingCodex.CraftingIngredients, product: ItemID): ItemID {
             val candidate = getItemCandidatesForIngredient(inventory, ingredient).filter { it.itm != product }
 
-            printdbg(this, "resolveIngredientKey product=$product, candidate=$candidate")
+//            printdbg(this, "resolveIngredientKey product=$product, candidate=$candidate")
 
             return if (ingredient.keyMode == CraftingCodex.CraftingItemKeyMode.TAG) {
                 // filter out the product itself from the ingredient