diff --git a/client/src/scenes/cryps.js b/client/src/scenes/cryps.js
index 802b3fe8..f10e0921 100644
--- a/client/src/scenes/cryps.js
+++ b/client/src/scenes/cryps.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const Phaser = require('phaser');
 const Header = require('./header');
 const Menu = require('./menu');
 const Combat = require('./combat');
+const Missions = require('./missions');
 
 function renderCryps() {
     const config = {
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ function renderCryps() {
             if (!data || game.registry.get('inGame')) return false;
             return game.scene.add('Combat', Combat, true);
         }
+
+        if (key === 'zone') {
+            return game.scene.add('Missions', Missions, true, data);
+        }
+
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/scenes/menu.game.list.js b/client/src/scenes/menu.game.list.js
index e04c1640..86ade1f4 100644
--- a/client/src/scenes/menu.game.list.js
+++ b/client/src/scenes/menu.game.list.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const Phaser = require('phaser');
-const Missions = require('./missions');
 
 const {
     TEXT,
@@ -123,8 +122,8 @@ class MenuGameList extends Phaser.Scene {
         });
 
         zones.on('pointerdown', () => {
-            this.scene.add('Missions', Missions, true);
-            return ws.sendZoneCreate();
+            if (this.scene.get('Missions')) return false;
+            return ws.sendAccountZone();
         });
 
 
diff --git a/client/src/scenes/missions.js b/client/src/scenes/missions.js
index daacbb37..43559a3f 100644
--- a/client/src/scenes/missions.js
+++ b/client/src/scenes/missions.js
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ class Missions extends Phaser.Scene {
         this.load.image('eye', 'https://labs.phaser.io/assets/particles/green-orb.png');
     }
 
-    create() {
-        const zone = this.registry.get('zone');
+    create(zone) {
         if (!zone) return false;
         console.log(zone);
 
diff --git a/client/src/socket.js b/client/src/socket.js
index 26accfb6..bdeb9ce4 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.js
+++ b/client/src/socket.js
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ function createSocket(events) {
         console.log(res);
 
         // check for error and split into response type and data
+        if (res.err === 'no active zone') sendZoneCreate();
         if (res.err) return errorToast(res.err);
         const { method, params } = res;
         if (!handlers[method]) return errorToast(`${method} handler missing`);
diff --git a/server/src/zone.rs b/server/src/zone.rs
index 3d432cac..3c7c4ae1 100644
--- a/server/src/zone.rs
+++ b/server/src/zone.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ pub fn zone_update(zone: &Zone, tx: &mut Transaction) -> Result<(), Error> {
 pub fn zone_join(params: ZoneJoinParams, tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<Game, Error> {
     let mut zone = zone_get(tx, params.zone_id)?;
 
+    if !node_joinable(&zone.graph, NodeIndex::from(params.node_id)) {
+        return Err(err_msg("not not joinable"));
+    }
+
     let mut game = game_pve_new(params.cryp_ids, PveMode::Normal, tx, account)?;
     game.set_zone(zone.id, params.node_id);
 
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ pub fn zone_join(params: ZoneJoinParams, tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account
     return Ok(game);
 }
 
-pub fn zone_close(params: ZoneCloseParams, tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn zone_close(params: ZoneCloseParams, tx: &mut Transaction, _account: &Account) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut zone = zone_get(tx, params.zone_id)?;
     zone.active = false;
     zone_update(&zone, tx)?;
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ pub fn create_zone_graph() -> ZoneGraph {
     return gr;
 }
 
-pub fn node_joinable(graph: &mut ZoneGraph, target_index: NodeIndex) -> bool {
+pub fn node_joinable(graph: &ZoneGraph, target_index: NodeIndex) -> bool {
     // early return for already attempted
     {
         let target_encounter = match graph.node_weight(target_index) {
@@ -199,29 +203,22 @@ pub fn node_joinable(graph: &mut ZoneGraph, target_index: NodeIndex) -> bool {
             None => panic!("{:?} has no weight for {:?}", graph, target_index),
         };
 
-        println!("{:?}", target_encounter);
-
         if target_encounter.game_id.is_some() {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
-    // now check the graph for connectedness
-    // get all the nodes that have been successfully completed
-    let mut filtered = graph.clone();
-    filtered.retain_nodes(|g, i| {
-        match g.node_weight(i) {
+    let success_indices = graph.node_indices().filter(|i| {
+        match graph.node_weight(*i) {
            Some(encounter) => encounter.success,
            None => panic!("no weight for {:?}", i),
         }
     });
 
-    println!("{:?}", filtered);
-
     // if a node is a neighbour of that graph
     // and hasn't been attempted
     // it is joinable
-    for i in filtered.node_indices() {
+    for i in success_indices {
         match graph.neighbors(i).find(|n| *n == target_index) {
             Some(_n) => return true,
             None => continue,
@@ -248,8 +245,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn zone_joinable_test() {
-        let mut graph = create_zone_graph();
-        assert!(node_joinable(&mut graph, NodeIndex::from(1)));
-        assert!(!node_joinable(&mut graph, NodeIndex::from(2)));
+        let graph = create_zone_graph();
+        assert!(node_joinable(&graph, NodeIndex::from(1)));
+        assert!(!node_joinable(&graph, NodeIndex::from(2)));
     }
 }