diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
index 9a4405b2b..21f2570a4 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
@@ -507,25 +507,16 @@ int32_t A_MoveSpriteClipdist(int32_t spriteNum, vec3_t const * const change, uin
 
     int returnValue;
     int32_t diffZ;
-    spriteheightofs(spriteNum, &diffZ, 0);
-    int newZ = pSprite->z - diffZ;
+    spriteheightofs(spriteNum, &diffZ, 1);
 
-    pSprite->z -= diffZ >> 1;
-    switch (pSprite->statnum)
+    if (pSprite->statnum == STAT_PROJECTILE)
+        returnValue = clipmovex(&pSprite->pos, &newSectnum, change->x << 13, change->y << 13, clipDist, diffZ >> 3, diffZ >> 3, clipType, 1);
+    else
     {
-        default:
-        {
-            returnValue = clipmove(&pSprite->pos, &newSectnum, change->x << 13, change->y << 13, clipDist, ZOFFSET6, ZOFFSET6, clipType);
-            break;
-        }
-
-        case STAT_PROJECTILE:
-        {
-            returnValue = clipmovex(&pSprite->pos, &newSectnum, change->x << 13, change->y << 13, clipDist, diffZ >> 1, diffZ >> 1, clipType, 1);
-            break;
-        }
+        pSprite->z -= diffZ >> 1;
+        returnValue = clipmove(&pSprite->pos, &newSectnum, change->x << 13, change->y << 13, clipDist, ZOFFSET6, ZOFFSET6, clipType);
+        pSprite->z += diffZ >> 1;
     }
-    pSprite->z += diffZ >> 1;
 
     // Testing: For some reason the assert below this was tripping for clients
     EDUKE32_UNUSED int16_t   dbg_ClipMoveSectnum = newSectnum;
@@ -573,6 +564,7 @@ int32_t A_MoveSpriteClipdist(int32_t spriteNum, vec3_t const * const change, uin
 
     Bassert(newSectnum == pSprite->sectnum);
 
+    int newZ = pSprite->z;
     int32_t ceilhit, florhit;
     int const doZUpdate = change->z ? A_CheckNeedZUpdate(spriteNum, change->z, &newZ, &ceilhit, &florhit) : 0;