diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp
index 80b343d4f..21eaa0de5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.cpp
@@ -60,30 +60,30 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             FleeState_RunToDestination
         };
         FleeState mFleeState;
-        bool mFleeLOS;
-        float mFleeUpdateLOSTimer;
+        bool mLOS;
+        float mUpdateLOSTimer;
         float mFleeBlindRunTimer;
         ESM::Pathgrid::Point mFleeDest;
         
         AiCombatStorage():
-        mAttackCooldown(0),
+        mAttackCooldown(0.0f),
         mTimerReact(AI_REACTION_TIME),
-        mTimerCombatMove(0),
+        mTimerCombatMove(0.0f),
         mReadyToAttack(false),
         mAttack(false),
-        mAttackRange(0),
+        mAttackRange(0.0f),
         mCombatMove(false),
         mLastTargetPos(0,0,0),
         mCell(NULL),
         mCurrentAction(),
-        mActionCooldown(0),
+        mActionCooldown(0.0f),
         mStrength(),
         mForceNoShortcut(false),
         mShortcutFailPos(),
         mMovement(),
         mFleeState(FleeState_None),
-        mFleeLOS(false),
-        mFleeUpdateLOSTimer(0.0f),
+        mLOS(false),
+        mUpdateLOSTimer(0.0f),
         mFleeBlindRunTimer(0.0f)
         {}
 
@@ -181,10 +181,14 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         if (!storage.isFleeing())
         {
-            if (storage.mCurrentAction.get()) // need to wait to init action with it's attack range
+            if (storage.mCurrentAction.get()) // need to wait to init action with its attack range
             {
-                //Update every frame
-                bool is_target_reached = pathTo(actor, target.getRefData().getPosition().pos, duration, storage.mAttackRange);
+                //Update every frame. UpdateLOS uses a timer, so the LOS check does not happen every frame.
+                updateLOS(actor, target, duration, storage);
+                float targetReachedTolerance = 0.0f;
+                if (storage.mLOS)
+                    targetReachedTolerance = storage.mAttackRange;
+                bool is_target_reached = pathTo(actor, target.getRefData().getPosition().pos, duration, targetReachedTolerance);
                 if (is_target_reached) storage.mReadyToAttack = true;
             }
 
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         osg::Vec3f vAimDir = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->aimToTarget(actor, target);
         float distToTarget = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getHitDistance(actor, target);
 
-        storage.mReadyToAttack = (currentAction->isAttackingOrSpell() && distToTarget <= rangeAttack);
+        storage.mReadyToAttack = (currentAction->isAttackingOrSpell() && distToTarget <= rangeAttack && storage.mLOS);
 
         if (storage.mReadyToAttack)
         {
@@ -309,18 +313,23 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
     }
 
-    void MWMechanics::AiCombat::updateFleeing(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, float duration, MWMechanics::AiCombatStorage& storage)
+    void MWMechanics::AiCombat::updateLOS(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, float duration, MWMechanics::AiCombatStorage& storage)
     {
         static const float LOS_UPDATE_DURATION = 0.5f;
-        static const float BLIND_RUN_DURATION = 1.0f;
-
-        if (storage.mFleeUpdateLOSTimer <= 0.f)
+        if (storage.mUpdateLOSTimer <= 0.f)
         {
-            storage.mFleeLOS = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLOS(actor, target);
-            storage.mFleeUpdateLOSTimer = LOS_UPDATE_DURATION;
+            storage.mLOS = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getLOS(actor, target);
+            storage.mUpdateLOSTimer = LOS_UPDATE_DURATION;
         }
         else
-            storage.mFleeUpdateLOSTimer -= duration;
+            storage.mUpdateLOSTimer -= duration;
+    }
+
+    void MWMechanics::AiCombat::updateFleeing(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, float duration, MWMechanics::AiCombatStorage& storage)
+    {
+        static const float BLIND_RUN_DURATION = 1.0f;
+
+        updateLOS(actor, target, duration, storage);
 
         AiCombatStorage::FleeState& state = storage.mFleeState;
         switch (state)
@@ -332,7 +341,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 {
                     float triggerDist = getMaxAttackDistance(target);
 
-                    if (storage.mFleeLOS &&
+                    if (storage.mLOS &&
                             (triggerDist >= 1000 || getDistanceMinusHalfExtents(actor, target) <= triggerDist))
                     {
                         const ESM::Pathgrid* pathgrid =
@@ -399,7 +408,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                     static const float fFleeDistance = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fFleeDistance")->getFloat();
 
                     float dist = (actor.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3() - target.getRefData().getPosition().asVec3()).length();
-                    if ((dist > fFleeDistance && !storage.mFleeLOS)
+                    if ((dist > fFleeDistance && !storage.mLOS)
                             || pathTo(actor, storage.mFleeDest, duration))
                     {
                         state = AiCombatStorage::FleeState_Idle;
@@ -602,9 +611,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mMovement.mPosition[2] = 0;
         mFleeState = FleeState_None;
         mFleeDest = ESM::Pathgrid::Point(0, 0, 0);
-        mFleeLOS = false;
-        mFleeUpdateLOSTimer = 0.0f;
-        mFleeUpdateLOSTimer = 0.0f;
     }
 
     bool AiCombatStorage::isFleeing()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.hpp
index 3f2bde776..a2e995cb3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aicombat.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
             void attack(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, AiCombatStorage& storage, CharacterController& characterController);
 
+            void updateLOS(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, float duration, AiCombatStorage& storage);
+
             void updateFleeing(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& target, float duration, AiCombatStorage& storage);
 
             /// Transfer desired movement (from AiCombatStorage) to Actor