diff --git a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/mapstuff/portal/AccessCheckingPortal.java b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/mapstuff/portal/AccessCheckingPortal.java
index ca70b69440..e384f7acb1 100644
--- a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/mapstuff/portal/AccessCheckingPortal.java
+++ b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/mapstuff/portal/AccessCheckingPortal.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ abstract class AccessCheckingPortal extends Portal {
 	protected void rejected(final RPEntity user) {
 		if (rejectMessage != null) {
 			sendMessage(user, rejectMessage);
+			user.stop();
+			user.clearPath();
 		}
 	}