diff --git a/assets/trivial-bigger-staggered.txt b/assets/trivial-bigger-staggered.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033fe5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/trivial-bigger-staggered.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### ###
+### ###
+#     #
+#### ##
+#### ##
diff --git a/io/reader/text.go b/io/reader/text.go
index d7a23c0..5b71a91 100644
--- a/io/reader/text.go
+++ b/io/reader/text.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (r *TextReader) Read(filename string) (*maze.Maze, error) {
 				ret.Nodes = append(ret.Nodes, node)
 				nodesByCoord[coords] = node
 
-				r.lookupNeighbourAbove(&lines, node, &nodesByCoord)
+				r.lookupNeighbourAbove(&lines, node, &nodesByCoord, ret)
 				if left_char == r.PathChar && right_char == r.WallChar ||
 					above_char == r.PathChar && (left_char == r.PathChar || right_char == r.PathChar) {
 					r.lookupNeighbourLeft(&line, node, &nodesByCoord)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (r *TextReader) Read(filename string) (*maze.Maze, error) {
 		if char == r.PathChar {
 			coords := maze.Coordinates{X: x, Y: y}
 			node := maze.NewNode(coords)
-			r.lookupNeighbourAbove(&lines, node, &nodesByCoord)
+			r.lookupNeighbourAbove(&lines, node, &nodesByCoord, ret)
 			ret.Nodes = append(ret.Nodes, node)
 			break
 		}
@@ -93,17 +93,33 @@ func (r *TextReader) Read(filename string) (*maze.Maze, error) {
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func (r *TextReader) lookupNeighbourAbove(lines *[]string, node *maze.Node, nodesByCoord *map[maze.Coordinates]*maze.Node) {
+func (r *TextReader) lookupNeighbourAbove(lines *[]string, node *maze.Node, nodesByCoord *map[maze.Coordinates]*maze.Node, m *maze.Maze) {
 	for y := node.Coords.Y - 1; y >= 0; y-- {
-		if (*lines)[y][node.Coords.X] == r.WallChar {
-			break
-		}
-
 		neighbour, ok := (*nodesByCoord)[maze.Coordinates{X: node.Coords.X, Y: y}]
+
 		if ok {
 			node.Up = neighbour
 			neighbour.Down = node
+			break
 		}
+
+		if y > 0 && (*lines)[y][node.Coords.X] == r.WallChar {
+			y++
+			if y == node.Coords.Y {
+				break
+			}
+			coords := maze.Coordinates{X: node.Coords.X, Y: y}
+			new_node := maze.NewNode(coords)
+			r.lookupNeighbourLeft(&(*lines)[y], new_node, nodesByCoord)
+			r.lookupNeighbourRight(&(*lines)[y], new_node, nodesByCoord)
+			(*nodesByCoord)[coords] = new_node
+			m.Nodes = append(m.Nodes, new_node)
+
+			node.Up = new_node
+			new_node.Down = node
+			break
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 
@@ -121,3 +137,18 @@ func (r *TextReader) lookupNeighbourLeft(line *string, node *maze.Node, nodesByC
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (r *TextReader) lookupNeighbourRight(line *string, node *maze.Node, nodesByCoord *map[maze.Coordinates]*maze.Node) {
+	for x := node.Coords.X + 1; x < len(*line); x++ {
+		if (*line)[x] == r.WallChar {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Found no node before wall while looking to the right at neighbours of node %v", node))
+		}
+
+		neighbour, ok := (*nodesByCoord)[maze.Coordinates{X: x, Y: node.Coords.Y}]
+		if ok {
+			node.Right = neighbour
+			neighbour.Left = node
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/io/reader/text_test.go b/io/reader/text_test.go
index 4b77a2a..8386db7 100644
--- a/io/reader/text_test.go
+++ b/io/reader/text_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,78 @@ func TestTextReadTrivialBigger(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTextReadTrivialBiggerStaggered(t *testing.T) {
+	/* trivial-bigger-staggered.txt
+	   ### ###
+	   ### ###
+	   #     #
+	   #### ##
+	   #### ##
+
+	   Nodes are
+	   ###0###
+	   ### ###
+	   #1 243#
+	   #### ##
+	   ####5##
+	*/
+	fmt.Println("---------- STAGGERED ----------")
+	nodes := make([]*maze.Node, 6)
+
+	nodes[0] = maze.NewNode(maze.Coordinates{X: 3, Y: 0})
+
+	nodes[1] = maze.NewNode(maze.Coordinates{X: 1, Y: 2})
+	nodes[2] = maze.NewNode(maze.Coordinates{X: 3, Y: 2})
+	nodes[3] = maze.NewNode(maze.Coordinates{X: 5, Y: 2})
+
+	nodes[4] = maze.NewNode(maze.Coordinates{X: 4, Y: 2})
+
+	nodes[5] = maze.NewNode(maze.Coordinates{X: 4, Y: 4})
+
+	nodes[0].Down = nodes[2]
+
+	nodes[1].Right = nodes[2]
+
+	nodes[2].Up = nodes[0]
+	nodes[2].Left = nodes[1]
+	nodes[2].Right = nodes[4]
+
+	nodes[3].Left = nodes[4]
+
+	nodes[4].Down = nodes[5]
+	nodes[4].Left = nodes[2]
+	nodes[4].Right = nodes[3]
+
+	nodes[5].Up = nodes[4]
+
+	reader := TextReader{
+		PathChar: ' ',
+		WallChar: '#',
+	}
+
+	filename := "../../assets/trivial-bigger-staggered.txt"
+	got, err := reader.Read(filename)
+	utils.Check(err, "Couldn't create maze from %q", filename)
+
+	if len(nodes) != len(got.Nodes) {
+		t.Fatalf("Didn't get the same size of nodes: %v, want %v", len(got.Nodes), len(nodes))
+	}
+
+	for _, node := range got.Nodes {
+		fmt.Println(node)
+	}
+
+	for i, got := range got.Nodes {
+		expected := nodes[i]
+
+		checkNode(t, i, got, expected, "")
+		checkNode(t, i, got.Left, expected.Left, "left")
+		checkNode(t, i, got.Right, expected.Right, "Right")
+		checkNode(t, i, got.Up, expected.Up, "Up")
+		checkNode(t, i, got.Down, expected.Down, "Down")
+	}
+}
+
 func checkNode(t *testing.T, i int, got *maze.Node, expected *maze.Node, side string) {
 	if expected == nil {
 		return