diff --git a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/level_cove.s b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/level_cove.s
index 4fa62f3f..7941ac6d 100644
--- a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/level_cove.s
+++ b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/level_cove.s
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ riven_jungle_cove:
 	; set up location
 	;========================
 
+	lda	BEACH_ANIMALS_SEEN
+	beq	no_beach_patch
+
+	lda	#RIVEN_COVE
+	sta	location0+2
+
+no_beach_patch:
+
+
+
 	lda	#<locations
 	sta	LOCATIONS_L
 	lda	#>locations
diff --git a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_cove.inc b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_cove.inc
index 340701fb..fe1fa931 100644
--- a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_cove.inc
+++ b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_cove.inc
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ locations:
 location0:
 	.byte	$ff		; north exit
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit
-	.byte	RIVEN_COVE	; east exit
+	.byte   LOAD_MOVIE_COVE<<4
+;	.byte	RIVEN_COVE	; east exit
 	.byte	LOAD_STAIRS<<4|RIVEN_DOWN1	; west exit
 	.byte	$ff		; north exit_dir
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit_dir
diff --git a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_stairs.inc b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_stairs.inc
index 5879a9b5..e8da4b17 100644
--- a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_stairs.inc
+++ b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/leveldata_stairs.inc
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ location0:
 location1:
 	.byte	$ff		; north exit
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit
-	.byte	LOAD_MOVIE_COVE<<4
-;	.byte	LOAD_COVE<<4|RIVEN_DOWN2	; east exit
+;	.byte	LOAD_MOVIE_COVE<<4
+	.byte	LOAD_COVE<<4|RIVEN_DOWN2	; east exit
 	.byte	RIVEN_STAIRS	; west exit
 	.byte	$ff		; north exit_dir
 	.byte	$ff		; south exit_dir
diff --git a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/movie_cove.s b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/movie_cove.s
index 5d0a9cb6..a6b128f1 100644
--- a/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/movie_cove.s
+++ b/games/riven_hgr/disk41_files/movie_cove.s
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ done_movie:
 	lda	#RIVEN_COVE
 	sta	LOCATION
 
+	lda	#1
+	sta	BEACH_ANIMALS_SEEN
+
 	; needed?
 
 	lda     #1
diff --git a/games/riven_hgr/title.s b/games/riven_hgr/title.s
index 896c157c..906c8ef5 100644
--- a/games/riven_hgr/title.s
+++ b/games/riven_hgr/title.s
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ done_setup_sound:
 
 	lda	#0
 	sta	LEVEL_OVER
-	
+	sta	BEACH_ANIMALS_SEEN
 
 	; init hi-res graphics