diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
index f833ad9028a..16a77411e4c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@
 
 	//We are now going to move
 	var/add_delay = mob.cached_multiplicative_slowdown
-	var/new_glide_size = DELAY_TO_GLIDE_SIZE(add_delay * ( (NSCOMPONENT(direct) && EWCOMPONENT(direct)) ? sqrt(2) : 1 ) )
-	mob.set_glide_size(new_glide_size) // set it now in case of pulled objects
+	var/glide_delay = add_delay
+	if(NSCOMPONENT(direct) && EWCOMPONENT(direct))
+		glide_delay = FLOOR(glide_delay * sqrt(2), world.tick_lag)
+	mob.set_glide_size(DELAY_TO_GLIDE_SIZE(glide_delay)) // set it now in case of pulled objects
 	//If the move was recent, count using old_move_delay
 	//We want fractional behavior and all
 	if(old_move_delay + world.tick_lag > world.time)
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@
 	. = ..()
 
 	if((direct & (direct - 1)) && mob.loc == new_loc) //moved diagonally successfully
-		add_delay *= sqrt(2)
+		add_delay = FLOOR(add_delay * sqrt(2), world.tick_lag)
 
 	var/after_glide = 0
 	if(visual_delay)