diff --git a/modules/viscosity/player_movement_action.cpp b/modules/viscosity/player_movement_action.cpp
index f302923b..0cc40dc1 100644
--- a/modules/viscosity/player_movement_action.cpp
+++ b/modules/viscosity/player_movement_action.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ void PlayerMovementAction::process_movement(bool look_at_movement) {
 	target_velocity.y = velocity.y;
 	velocity = velocity.move_toward(target_velocity, delta * actual_acceleration);
 	Node3D *character{ get_blackboard()->get_character() };
-	if (!velocity.is_zero_approx()) {
-		character->look_at(character->get_global_position() + Vector3(velocity.x, 0, velocity.z));
+	Vector3 const flat_velocity{ velocity.x, 0, velocity.z };
+	if (!flat_velocity.is_zero_approx()) {
+		character->look_at(character->get_global_position() + flat_velocity);
 	}
 	get_blackboard()->get_player_body()->set_velocity(velocity);
 }