diff --git a/chameleonic.p8 b/chameleonic.p8
index 66c652f..3401e84 100644
--- a/chameleonic.p8
+++ b/chameleonic.p8
@@ -1178,17 +1178,13 @@ function would_stick(anchor,x0,y0,x1,y1,x2,y2)
   local dprop=(x1-x0)/dx
   x1_new,y1_new=x1,y0+dprop*(y2-y0)
   ady=sgn0(y1_new-y1)
-  adx=0
-  if (y0>y2) adx=ady
-  if (y0<y2) adx=-ady
+  adx=sgn0(y0-y2)*ady
  else
   if (y0>y2) dy,x0,y0,x2,y2=-dy,x2,y2,x0,y0
   local dprop=(y1-y0)/dy
   x1_new,y1_new=x0+dprop*(x2-x0),y1
   adx=sgn0(x1_new-x1)
-  ady=0
-  if (x0>x2) ady=adx
-  if (x0<x2) ady=-adx
+  ady=sgn0(x0-x2)*adx
  end
 
  local wouldnt=anchor==nil or (anchor.adx!=adx or anchor.ady!=ady)