diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 101a0a51d..35bca441a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Ogre::Vector3> > movement;
             for(PtrControllerMap::iterator iter(mActors.begin());iter != mActors.end();++iter)
             {
-                iter->second.update(duration);
-                Ogre::Vector3 vector = MWWorld::Class::get(iter->first).getMovementVector(iter->first);
+                Ogre::Vector3 vector = iter->second.update(duration);
                 if(vector!=Ogre::Vector3::ZERO)
                     movement.push_back(std::make_pair(iter->first.getRefData().getHandle(), vector));
             }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 21697f996..8e5ac0a4a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ void CharacterController::markerEvent(const std::string &evt)
 }
 
 
-void CharacterController::update(float duration)
+Ogre::Vector3 CharacterController::update(float duration)
 {
     if(mAnimation)
         mAnimation->runAnimation(duration);
+    return MWWorld::Class::get(mPtr).getMovementVector(mPtr);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
index 24e129e38..83f42887d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
     CharacterController(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, MWRender::Animation *anim, CharacterState state);
     CharacterController(const CharacterController &rhs);
 
-    void update(float duration);
+    Ogre::Vector3 update(float duration);
 
     void playGroup(const std::string &groupname, int mode, int count);
     void skipAnim();