diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiavoiddoor.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiavoiddoor.cpp
index bab8bca28..eea1b4850 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiavoiddoor.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiavoiddoor.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,17 @@ bool MWMechanics::AiAvoidDoor::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor,float duration
     ESM::Position tPos = mDoorPtr.getRefData().getPosition(); //Position of the door
     float x = pos.pos[0] - tPos.pos[0];
     float y = pos.pos[1] - tPos.pos[1];
-    float dirToDoor = std::atan2(x,y) + pos.rot[2] + mAdjAngle; //Calculates the direction to the door, relative to the direction of the NPC
-                                                    // For example, if the NPC is directly facing the door this will be pi/2
 
-    // Make actor move away from the door
-    actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[1] = -1 * std::sin(dirToDoor); //I knew I'd use trig someday
-    actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[0] = -1 * std::cos(dirToDoor);
+    actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).setMovementFlag(CreatureStats::Flag_Run, true);
 
-    //Make all nearby actors also avoid the door
+    // Turn away from the door and move when turn completed
+    if (zTurn(actor, Ogre::Radian(std::atan2(x,y) + mAdjAngle), Ogre::Degree(5)))
+        actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[1] = 1;
+    else
+        actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[1] = 0;
+    actor.getClass().getMovementSettings(actor).mPosition[0] = 0;
+
+    // Make all nearby actors also avoid the door
     std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> actors;
     MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getActorsInRange(Ogre::Vector3(pos.pos[0],pos.pos[1],pos.pos[2]),100,actors);
     for(std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr>::iterator it = actors.begin(); it != actors.end(); it++) {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiescort.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiescort.cpp
index cc8dead8a..a0f8bffbd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiescort.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiescort.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
 
         actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).setDrawState(DrawState_Nothing);
+        actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).setMovementFlag(CreatureStats::Flag_Run, false);
 
         const MWWorld::Ptr follower = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPtr(mActorId, false);
         const float* const leaderPos = actor.getRefData().getPosition().pos;