diff --git a/src/GamePanel.java b/src/GamePanel.java
index b8cf5ba..cdd49eb 100644
--- a/src/GamePanel.java
+++ b/src/GamePanel.java
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
           }
           checkCollision();
+          try {
+            updateParticle();
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+          }
           if (playerFrameCounter > 5) {
             // increment sprite image to be used and keeps it below 12
             playerFrame = (playerFrame + 1) % 11;
@@ -271,8 +276,11 @@ public class GamePanel extends JPanel implements Runnable, KeyListener{
 
   public void updateParticle() throws IOException {
     for(Tile t: particleTiles){
-      particles.add(new Particle(t.realX+Tile.length/2,t.y+Tile.length/2 ,GlobalState.randInt(-3,3),GlobalState.randInt(-3,3),GlobalState.randInt(1,5),"img/particles/LavaParticle.png"));
-    }
+      if(GlobalState.randInt(1,10)==1) {
+        particles.add(new Particle(t.x + GlobalState.randInt(0, Tile.length), t.y + GlobalState.randInt(0, Tile.length / 2),
+                GlobalState.randInt(-3, 3), GlobalState.randInt(-5, 2), GlobalState.randInt(5, 9), "img/particles/LavaParticle.png"));
+      }
+      }
   }
 
   //if a key is pressed, we'll send it over to the Player class for processing