diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp
index 32a11179fb..3d2462ab5b 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ bool	PM_SlideMove( bool gravity )
             
             if(planes[i].x >= .70)
             {
-                pm->ps.velocity = Ogre::Vector3(0,0,0);
+                pm->ps.velocity.z = 0;
 				return true;
             }
 			// see how hard we are hitting things
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h
index a0fec3d1c8..aa10a6bff5 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct playerMove
 	{
 		playerStruct() : gravity(800.0f), speed(480.0f), pmove_framecount(20), groundEntityNum(ENTITYNUM_NONE), commandTime(40), move_type(PM_NOCLIP), pm_time(0), snappingImplemented(true), bSnap(false), counter(-1)
 		{
-			origin = Ogre::Vector3(733.164f,900.0f, 839.432f);
+			origin = Ogre::Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 			velocity = Ogre::Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 
 			viewangles = Ogre::Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);