diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 7613efd..936373e 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ impl Ghost {
 		let secs = now
 			.duration_since(self.overworld_pos_last_update)
 			.as_secs_f32();
-		let mut movement =
-			self.overworld_movement_pending * self.overworld_movement_speed * secs;
+		let mut movement = self.overworld_movement_pending.signum()
+			* self.overworld_movement_speed
+			* secs;
 
 		// limit the movement to the remaining movement
-		if self.overworld_movement_pending.x.abs() < movement.x.abs() + 1e-2 {
+		if self.overworld_movement_pending.x.abs() < movement.x.abs() {
 			movement.x = self.overworld_movement_pending.x;
 		}
-		if self.overworld_movement_pending.y.abs() < movement.y.abs() + 1e-2 {
+		if self.overworld_movement_pending.y.abs() < movement.y.abs() {
 			movement.y = self.overworld_movement_pending.y;
 		}