diff --git a/Management/ActiveController.gd b/Management/ActiveController.gd
index 6b29024..0fb9d2b 100644
--- a/Management/ActiveController.gd
+++ b/Management/ActiveController.gd
@@ -17,15 +17,21 @@ func the_pausing():
 func the_connecting():
 	# iterate through the children and connect up the child_finished method
 	for i in len(get_children()):
-		# don't connect the signal if it doesn't exist
-		if not get_child(i).has_signal("finished_active"):
-			continue
 		
-		# don't connect the signal if already connected
-		if get_child(i).get_signal_connection_list("finished_active") == []:
-			continue
+		# connect the finished signal if it exists and
+		#  if the failed finished isn't already connected
+		if (get_child(i).has_signal("scene_finished") and
+			get_child(i).get_signal_connection_list("scene_finished") == []):
+			
+			get_child(i).connect("scene_finished", self, child_finished())
 		
-		get_child(i).connect("finished_active", self, child_finished())
+		
+		# connect the failed signal if it exists and
+		#  if the failed signal isn't already connected
+		if (get_child(i).has_signal("scene_failed") and
+			get_child(i).get_signal_connection_list("scene_failed") == []):
+			
+			get_child(i).connect("scene_failed", self, child_failed())
 
 
 func child_finished():
@@ -33,3 +39,10 @@ func child_finished():
 	current_active += 1
 	if current_active >= len(get_children()):
 		current_active = 0
+
+
+func child_failed():
+	# designed to be called from a signal
+	current_active -= 1
+	if current_active < 0:
+		current_active = len(get_children()) - 1