diff --git a/lib/game/components/plunger.dart b/lib/game/components/plunger.dart
index 7e0364ea..d4c541f2 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/plunger.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/plunger.dart
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ class Plunger extends BodyComponent with KeyboardHandler, InitialPosition {
       anchor: anchor,
     );
 
-    world.createJoint(PrismaticJoint(jointDef));
+    world.createJoint(
+      PrismaticJoint(jointDef)..setLimits(-compressionDistance, 0),
+    );
   }
 
   @override