diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index 9d0490a..4ee3b10 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "minecraft_version": "1.20.4",
-    "host": "localhost",
+    "host": "127.0.0.1",
     "port": 55916,
     "auth": "offline",
     "allow_insecure_coding": false
diff --git a/src/agent/agent.js b/src/agent/agent.js
index 1f782de..df8632a 100644
--- a/src/agent/agent.js
+++ b/src/agent/agent.js
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export class Agent {
         });
         this.bot.on('idle', () => {
             this.bot.clearControlStates();
+            this.bot.pathfinder.stop(); // clear any lingering pathfinder
             this.bot.modes.unPauseAll();
             this.coder.executeResume();
         });
diff --git a/src/agent/library/skills.js b/src/agent/library/skills.js
index 22a008e..c56b84a 100644
--- a/src/agent/library/skills.js
+++ b/src/agent/library/skills.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ async function autoLight(bot) {
         let nearest_torch = world.getNearestBlock(bot, 'torch', 6);
         if (!nearest_torch) {
             let has_torch = bot.inventory.items().find(item => item.name === 'torch');
-            if (has_torch) {
+            const curr_block = agent.bot.blockAt(pos);
+            if (has_torch && curr_block.name === 'air') {
                 try {
                     log(bot, `Placing torch at ${bot.entity.position}.`);
                     return await placeBlock(bot, 'torch', bot.entity.position.x, bot.entity.position.y, bot.entity.position.z);
@@ -773,7 +774,7 @@ export async function avoidEnemies(bot, distance=16) {
      * @example
      * await skills.avoidEnemies(bot, 8);
      **/
-
+    bot.modes.pause('self_preservation'); // prevents damage-on-low-health from interrupting the bot
     let enemy = world.getNearestEntityWhere(bot, entity => mc.isHostile(entity), distance);
     while (enemy) {
         const follow = new pf.goals.GoalFollow(enemy, distance+1); // move a little further away
@@ -783,9 +784,10 @@ export async function avoidEnemies(bot, distance=16) {
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
         enemy = world.getNearestEntityWhere(bot, entity => mc.isHostile(entity), distance);
         if (bot.interrupt_code) {
-            return false;
+            break;
         }
     }
+    bot.pathfinder.stop();
     log(bot, `Moved ${distance} away from enemies.`);
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/agent/modes.js b/src/agent/modes.js
index f2e86e4..926259d 100644
--- a/src/agent/modes.js
+++ b/src/agent/modes.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const modes = [
             if (enemy && await world.isClearPath(agent.bot, enemy)) {
                 agent.bot.chat(`Aaa! A ${enemy.name}!`);
                 execute(this, agent, async () => {
-                    await skills.avoidEnemies(agent.bot, 16);
+                    await skills.avoidEnemies(agent.bot, 24);
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ const modes = [
         on: true,
         active: false,
         update: async function (agent) {
-            const enemy = world.getNearestEntityWhere(agent.bot, entity => mc.isHostile(entity), 9);
+            const enemy = world.getNearestEntityWhere(agent.bot, entity => mc.isHostile(entity), 8);
             if (enemy && await world.isClearPath(agent.bot, enemy)) {
                 agent.bot.chat(`Fighting ${enemy.name}!`);
                 execute(this, agent, async () => {
-                    await skills.defendSelf(agent.bot, 9);
+                    await skills.defendSelf(agent.bot, 8);
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -155,9 +155,12 @@ const modes = [
                 if (torches.length > 0) {
                     const torch = torches[0];
                     const pos = agent.bot.entity.position;
-                    execute(this, agent, async () => {
-                        await skills.placeBlock(agent.bot, torch.name, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z);
-                    });
+                    const curr_block = agent.bot.blockAt(pos);
+                    if (curr_block.name === 'air') {
+                        execute(this, agent, async () => {
+                            await skills.placeBlock(agent.bot, torch.name, pos.x, pos.y, pos.z);
+                        });
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/agent/prompter.js b/src/agent/prompter.js
index 67a96ac..b895727 100644
--- a/src/agent/prompter.js
+++ b/src/agent/prompter.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class Prompter {
         user_message = await this.replaceStrings(user_message, messages, null, null, null, last_goals);
         let user_messages = [{role: 'user', content: user_message}];
 
-        let res = await this.model.sendRequest(user_messages, system_message);
+        let res = await this.chat_model.sendRequest(user_messages, system_message);
 
         let goal = null;
         try {
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@ export class Prompter {
         goal.quantity = parseInt(goal.quantity);
         return goal;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/models/local.js b/src/models/local.js
index f56c043..dd3af34 100644
--- a/src/models/local.js
+++ b/src/models/local.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export class Local {
     constructor(model_name, url) {
         this.model_name = model_name;
-        this.url = url || 'http://localhost:11434';
+        this.url = url || 'http://127.0.0.1:11434';
         this.chat_endpoint = '/api/chat';
         this.embedding_endpoint = '/api/embeddings';
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/mcdata.js b/src/utils/mcdata.js
index eeeb957..384a211 100644
--- a/src/utils/mcdata.js
+++ b/src/utils/mcdata.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function initBot(username) {
 
 export function isHuntable(mob) {
     if (!mob || !mob.name) return false;
-    const animals = ['chicken', 'cod', 'cow', 'llama', 'mooshroom', 'pig', 'pufferfish', 'rabbit', 'salmon', 'sheep', 'squid', 'tropical_fish', 'turtle'];
+    const animals = ['chicken', 'cow', 'llama', 'mooshroom', 'pig', 'rabbit', 'sheep'];
     return animals.includes(mob.name.toLowerCase()) && !mob.metadata[16]; // metadata 16 is not baby
 }