diff --git a/tests/test_world.py b/tests/test_world.py
index 1e6adb5..744b850 100644
--- a/tests/test_world.py
+++ b/tests/test_world.py
@@ -83,5 +83,9 @@ def test_tick_all_calls_tick(world):
 
 def test_add_object_out_of_bounds(world):
     entity = DummyEntity(Position(x=1000, y=1000))
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        world.add_object(entity)
+
+    world.add_object(entity)
+
+    entity = world.get_objects()[0]
+
+    assert entity.position.x == 49 and entity.position.y == 49
diff --git a/world/render_objects.py b/world/render_objects.py
index 9f47d41..897fa79 100644
--- a/world/render_objects.py
+++ b/world/render_objects.py
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ class FoodObject(BaseEntity):
 
         :return: String representation.
         """
-        return f"FoodObject({self.position}, decay={self.decay:.0f}, decay_rate={self.decay_rate * (1 + (self.neighbors / 10))})"
+        return f"FoodObject({self.position}, decay={self.decay:.0f  }, decay_rate={self.decay_rate * (1 + (self.neighbors / 10))})"
diff --git a/world/world.py b/world/world.py
index 63ef11a..dd3c38e 100644
--- a/world/world.py
+++ b/world/world.py
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ class World:
         # Ensure position is within world bounds, considering a center origin
         if position.x < -self.world_size[0] / 2 or position.x >= self.world_size[0] / 2 or position.y < - \
         self.world_size[1] / 2 or position.y >= self.world_size[1] / 2:
-            raise ValueError(f"Position is out of world bounds. {position} is out of bounds.")
+            # force position to be within bounds
+            position.x = max(-self.world_size[0] / 2, min(position.x, self.world_size[0] / 2 - 1))
+            position.y = max(-self.world_size[1] / 2, min(position.y, self.world_size[1] / 2 - 1))
 
         return int(position.x // self.partition_size), int(position.y // self.partition_size)