A device for limiting sway in a travelling cable in an elevator system, the device comprising: a channel extending in a first direction for receiving the travelling cable therein, wherein the channel is configured to be mounted in an elevator hoistway such that the first direction corresponds to a direction of motion of an elevator car within the hoistway; an element configured to move in the first direction along an open side of the channel simultaneously with an elevator car and to push the travelling cable into the channel when the element moves along the open side thereof; a first guiding portion extending parallel and adjacent to the channel on a first side thereof; a second guiding portion extending parallel and adjacent to the channel on a second side thereof, opposite to the first guiding portion; a first guide element connected to a first side of the element and positioned within the first guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction; and a second guide element connected to a second side of the element and positioned within the second guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, characterised in that the device further comprises: a first arm extending from the first guide element in the first direction; a second arm extending from the second guide element in the first direction; a third guide element provided on the first arm and positioned within the first guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, wherein the third guide element is spaced from the first guide element in the first direction; and a fourth guide element provided on the second arm and positioned within the second guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, wherein the fourth guide element is spaced from the second guide element in the first direction. a channel extending in a first direction for receiving the travelling cable therein, wherein the channel is configured to be mounted in an elevator hoistway such that the first direction corresponds to a direction of motion of an elevator car within the hoistway; an element configured to move in the first direction along an open side of the channel simultaneously with an elevator car and to push the travelling cable into the channel when the element moves along the open side thereof; a first guiding portion extending parallel and adjacent to the channel on a first side thereof; a second guiding portion extending parallel and adjacent to the channel on a second side thereof, opposite to the first guiding portion; a first guide element connected to a first side of the element and positioned within the first guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction; and a first guiding portion extending parallel and adjacent to the channel on a first side thereof; a second guiding portion extending parallel and adjacent to the channel on a second side thereof, opposite to the first guiding portion; a first guide element connected to a first side of the element and positioned within the first guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction; and a second guide element connected to a second side of the element and positioned within the second guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, characterised in that the device further comprises: a first arm extending from the first guide element in the first direction; a second arm extending from the second guide element in the first direction; a third guide element provided on the first arm and positioned within the first guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, wherein the third guide element is spaced from the first guide element in the first direction; and a fourth guide element provided on the second arm and positioned within the second guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, wherein the fourth guide element is spaced from the second guide element in the first direction. a first arm extending from the first guide element in the first direction; a second arm extending from the second guide element in the first direction; a third guide element provided on the first arm and positioned within the first guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, wherein the third guide element is spaced from the first guide element in the first direction; and a fourth guide element provided on the second arm and positioned within the second guiding portion so as to be moveable in the first direction, wherein the fourth guide element is spaced from the second guide element in the first direction.