diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp
index ae160365b..b6876e43f 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.cpp
@@ -861,6 +861,8 @@ static void PM_WalkMove( playerMove* const pmove )
 	float		accelerate;
 	float		vel;
 	//pm->ps.gravity = 4000;
+    
+    //std::cout << "Player is walking\n";
 
 	if ( pm->ps.waterlevel > 2 && //DotProduct( pml.forward, pml.groundTrace.plane.normal ) > 0 ) 
 		pml.forward.dotProduct(pml.groundTrace.planenormal) > 0.0f)
@@ -1162,6 +1164,11 @@ void PM_GroundTraceMissed()
 {
 	traceResults		trace;
 	Ogre::Vector3		point;
+    //We should not have significant upwards velocity when in the air, unless we jumped.
+    //This code protects against flying into the air when moving at high speeds.
+    //Z velocity is set to 50, instead of 0, to help move up certain steps.
+    if(pm->ps.velocity.z > 50.0f)
+       pm->ps.velocity.z = 50.0f;
     //std::cout << "Ground trace missed\n";
 		// we just transitioned into freefall
 		//if ( pm->debugLevel )
@@ -1587,8 +1594,11 @@ void PM_AirMove()
 	else
 		PM_SlideMove ( qtrue );
 #endif*/
+    //std::cout << "Moving in the air" << pm->ps.velocity << "\n";
 	
 	/*bprintf("%i ", */PM_StepSlideMove ( true )/* )*/;
+    
+
 }
 
 static void PM_NoclipMove( void ) 
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h
index f368f05f6..d838f17f5 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/pmove.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static const Ogre::Vector3 halfExtents(14.64f * 2, 14.24f * 2, 33.25f * 2);
 #define	MAX_CLIP_PLANES	5
 #define	OVERCLIP 1.001f
 //#define	STEPSIZE 18 // 18 is way too much
-#define STEPSIZE (18 / 2)
+#define STEPSIZE (13.5)
 #ifndef M_PI
 	#define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846f
 #endif