A livestream of a virtual court proceeding in Texas took an “appawling” turn when a lawyer appeared as a cat on screen.

Judge Roy B. Ferguson of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas kindly addressed the cat in the virtual room, suggesting that attorney Rod Ponton adjust his Zoom settings.

The mishap on Tuesday was posted by the court’s YouTube channel.

“Mr. Ponton, I believe you have a filter turned on in the video settings,” the judge said.

The small, white kitten looked sad with its concerned eyes darting back and forth. The kitten opened its mouth to speak.

“Can you hear me judge?” Ponton said, appearing in the cat filter.

“I’m here, live, I’m not a cat,” he said a few seconds later.