diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
index ebcc9cf35a..259aaf75c8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_movement.dm
@@ -477,19 +477,26 @@
 /mob/proc/update_gravity()
 	return
 
+#define DO_MOVE(this_dir) var/final_dir = turn(this_dir, -dir2angle(dir)); Move(get_step(mob, final_dir), final_dir);
+
 /client/verb/moveup()
 	set name = ".moveup"
 	set instant = 1
-	Move(get_step(mob, NORTH), NORTH)
+	DO_MOVE(NORTH)
+
 /client/verb/movedown()
 	set name = ".movedown"
 	set instant = 1
-	Move(get_step(mob, SOUTH), SOUTH)
+	DO_MOVE(SOUTH)
+
 /client/verb/moveright()
 	set name = ".moveright"
 	set instant = 1
-	Move(get_step(mob, EAST), EAST)
+	DO_MOVE(EAST)
+
 /client/verb/moveleft()
 	set name = ".moveleft"
 	set instant = 1
-	Move(get_step(mob, WEST), WEST)
+	DO_MOVE(WEST)
+
+#undef DO_MOVE