diff --git a/scripts/world/cutscenes/noel.lua b/scripts/world/cutscenes/noel.lua
index 64668f86a..6b64bc05d 100644
--- a/scripts/world/cutscenes/noel.lua
+++ b/scripts/world/cutscenes/noel.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 return {
 
     meet = function(cutscene)
+--Game.world.camera:setZoom(2.25)
         if not Noel:loadNoel() then
             cutscene:text("* Gonna make a char file real quick.", "bruh", "noel")
             cutscene:text("* This is just placeholder text okay?", "bruh", "noel")
diff --git a/src/engine/game/world/ui/dark/darkpartymenu.lua b/src/engine/game/world/ui/dark/darkpartymenu.lua
index 48a2a0273..e72df8198 100644
--- a/src/engine/game/world/ui/dark/darkpartymenu.lua
+++ b/src/engine/game/world/ui/dark/darkpartymenu.lua
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ function DarkPartyMenu:init(selected)
 		["Miscellaneous"] = self.misc,
 	}
 
-        -- added slot_spected = 1 to prevent playing as noel
-	if Game:loadNoel() and not self.slot_selected == 1 then -- oh ho ho! secret character!
+	if Game:loadNoel() then -- oh ho ho! secret character!
 		table.insert(self.unlocked, "noel")
 	end
 
-
 	-- This removes all menus that contain no unlocked characters
 	for i, menu in pairs(self.character_menus) do
 		local has_unlocked = false
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ function DarkPartyMenu:selection(num)
 			table.insert(menus, k)
 		end
 		local noeltitle = "[shake:1]"..(" "):rep(26)
-		if Game:loadNoel() then --SECRET MENU!
+		if Game:loadNoel() and self.slot_selected > 1 then --SECRET MENU!
 			table.insert(menus, noeltitle)
 		end