A UK pilot was forced to put the brakes on a flight preparing for takeoff in Scotland on Thursday due to a hedgehog on the runway, Metro UK reported.

The Loganair plane was heading down the runway at Stornoway Airport when the baby hedgehog was spotted, the outlet reported.

The pilot brought the plane to a halt to allow the creature to cross before taking off for the Scottish Highlands.

Neil Hughes, Loganair’s director of flight operations, applauded the pilot for looking out for the baby hedgehog in addition to the plane’s passengers.

“The captain safely avoided a prickly situation for the little hedgehog, following procedure until the animal was off the tarmac,” Hughes told the outlet.