diff --git a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf
index 338782351f..2037dfc3f0 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf
+++ b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_carryObject.sqf
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if (_target isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
     _target attachTo [_unit, _position];
 
 };
-_target setDir _direction;
+["setDir", _target, [_target, _direction]] call EFUNC(common,targetEvent);
 
 _unit setVariable [QGVAR(isCarrying), true, true];
 _unit setVariable [QGVAR(carriedObject), _target, true];
diff --git a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dragObject.sqf b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dragObject.sqf
index 9707eef64d..f614af9548 100644
--- a/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dragObject.sqf
+++ b/addons/dragging/functions/fnc_dragObject.sqf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ _position = _position vectorAdd [0, 0, _offset];
 
 // attach object
 _target attachTo [_unit, _position];
-_target setDir _direction;
+["setDir", _target, [_target, _direction]] call EFUNC(common,targetEvent);
 
 if (_target isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
     [_target, "AinjPpneMrunSnonWnonDb_still", 0, true] call EFUNC(common,doAnimation);