diff --git a/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp b/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp
index ef78dd7..3370802 100644
--- a/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp
+++ b/source/client/StarClientApplication.cpp
@@ -874,6 +874,12 @@ void ClientApplication::updateRunning(float dt) {
     else
       m_player->setMoveVector(Vec2F());
 
+    m_voice->setInput(m_input->bindHeld("opensb", "pushToTalk"));
+    DataStreamBuffer voiceData;
+    voiceData.setByteOrder(ByteOrder::LittleEndian);
+    //voiceData.writeBytes(VoiceBroadcastPrefix.utf8Bytes()); transmitting with SE compat for now
+    bool needstoSendVoice = m_voice->send(voiceData, 5000);
+
     auto checkDisconnection = [this]() {
       if (!m_universeClient->isConnected()) {
         m_cinematicOverlay->stop();
@@ -893,11 +899,7 @@ void ClientApplication::updateRunning(float dt) {
     if (checkDisconnection())
       return;
 
-    m_voice->setInput(m_input->bindHeld("opensb", "pushToTalk"));
-    DataStreamBuffer voiceData;
-    voiceData.setByteOrder(ByteOrder::LittleEndian);
-    //voiceData.writeBytes(VoiceBroadcastPrefix.utf8Bytes()); transmitting with SE compat for now
-    bool needstoSendVoice = m_voice->send(voiceData, 5000);
+    m_mainInterface->preUpdate(dt);
     m_universeClient->update(dt);
 
     if (checkDisconnection())
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp
index d98d888..0d0cb5f 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.cpp
@@ -505,6 +505,12 @@ void MainInterface::handleInteractAction(InteractAction interactAction) {
   }
 }
 
+void MainInterface::preUpdate(float dt) {
+  auto player = m_client->mainPlayer();
+  if (!m_client->paused())
+    player->aim(cursorWorldPosition());
+}
+
 void MainInterface::update(float dt) {
   m_paneManager.update(dt);
   m_cursor.update(dt);
@@ -516,8 +522,6 @@ void MainInterface::update(float dt) {
 
   auto player = m_client->mainPlayer();
   auto cursorWorldPos = cursorWorldPosition();
-  if (!m_client->paused())
-    player->aim(cursorWorldPos);
   if (player->wireToolInUse()) {
     m_paneManager.displayRegisteredPane(MainInterfacePanes::WireInterface);
     player->setWireConnector(m_wireInterface.get());
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp
index 96e4fbd..0f1487e 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterface.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
 
   void handleInteractAction(InteractAction interactAction);
 
+  void preUpdate(float dt);
   // Handles incoming client messages, aims main player, etc.
   void update(float dt);
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarPlayer.cpp b/source/game/StarPlayer.cpp
index e57400a..e9f0daf 100644
--- a/source/game/StarPlayer.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarPlayer.cpp
@@ -900,7 +900,9 @@ void Player::update(float dt, uint64_t) {
 
       m_tools->effects(*m_effectEmitter);
 
+      auto aimRelative = world()->geometry().diff(m_aimPosition, position()); // dumb, but due to how things are ordered
       m_movementController->tickMaster(dt);
+      m_aimPosition = position() + aimRelative;                               // it's gonna have to be like this for now
 
       m_techController->tickMaster(dt);