diff --git a/addons/fastroping/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/fastroping/XEH_postInit.sqf
index ae88feaa76..873d1091e5 100644
--- a/addons/fastroping/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/fastroping/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@
 [QGVAR(startFastRope), {
     [FUNC(fastRopeServerPFH), 0, _this] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler;
 }] call EFUNC(common,addEventHandler);
+
+[QGVAR(ropeDetach), {
+    params ["_object", "_rope"];
+    _object ropeDetach _rope;
+}] call EFUNC(common,addEventHandler);
diff --git a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_cutRopes.sqf b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_cutRopes.sqf
index 71fe682f7e..88b02a70af 100644
--- a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_cutRopes.sqf
+++ b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_cutRopes.sqf
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ _deployedRopes = _vehicle getVariable [QGVAR(deployedRopes), []];
         };
     };
 
-    detach _dummy;
-    deleteVehicle _ropeTop;
-    deleteVehicle _hook;
-    [{{deleteVehicle _x} count _this}, [_ropeBottom, _dummy], 60] call EFUNC(common,waitAndExecute);
+    [QGVAR(ropeDetach), [_hook, _ropeTop]] call EFUNC(common,serverEvent);
+    [{{deleteVehicle _x} count _this}, [_ropeTop, _ropeBottom, _dummy, _hook], 60] call EFUNC(common,waitAndExecute);
 } count _deployedRopes;
 
 _vehicle setVariable [QGVAR(deployedRopes), [], true];
diff --git a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_deployRopes.sqf b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_deployRopes.sqf
index af79dd2cfe..c944b2c3cb 100644
--- a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_deployRopes.sqf
+++ b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_deployRopes.sqf
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ _hookAttachment = _vehicle getVariable [QGVAR(FRIES), _vehicle];
 
     _origin = getPosATL _hook;
 
-    _dummy = createVehicle [QGVAR(helper), _origin, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
+    _dummy = createVehicle [QGVAR(helper), _origin vectorAdd [0, 0, -1], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
     _dummy allowDamage false;
     _dummy disableCollisionWith _vehicle;
-    _dummy attachTo [_hook, [0, 0, 0]];
 
     _ropeTop = ropeCreate [_dummy, [0, 0, 0], _hook, [0, 0, 0], 0.5];
     _ropeBottom = ropeCreate [_dummy, [0, 0, 0], 1];
-    ropeUnwind [_ropeBottom, 30, 35, false];
+    ropeUnwind [_ropeBottom, 30, 34.5, false];
 
     _ropeTop addEventHandler ["RopeBreak", {[_this, "top"] call FUNC(onRopeBreak)}];
     _ropeBottom addEventHandler ["RopeBreak", {[_this, "bottom"] call FUNC(onRopeBreak)}];
diff --git a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeLocalPFH.sqf b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeLocalPFH.sqf
index 6a4e810ff5..d05c8bfdbc 100644
--- a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeLocalPFH.sqf
+++ b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeLocalPFH.sqf
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ if (vehicle _unit != _unit) exitWith {};
 
 //Start fast roping
 if (animationState _unit != "ACE_FastRoping") exitWith {
-    detach _dummy;
     _unit disableCollisionWith _dummy;
     _unit attachTo [_dummy, [0, 0, -1.45]];
     [_unit, "ACE_FastRoping", 2] call EFUNC(common,doAnimation);
diff --git a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeServerPFH.sqf b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeServerPFH.sqf
index 627ed959bc..44f9fedd1a 100644
--- a/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeServerPFH.sqf
+++ b/addons/fastroping/functions/fnc_fastRopeServerPFH.sqf
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ if (((getPos _unit select 2) < 0.2) || {ropeLength _ropeTop == 34.5} || {vectorM
     deleteVehicle _ropeBottom;
 
     _origin = getPosASL _hook;
-    _dummy attachTo [_hook, [0, 0, 0]];
+    _dummy setPosASL (_origin vectorAdd [0, 0, -1]);
 
     //Restore original mass and center of mass
     _dummy setMass 40;
     _dummy setCenterOfMass [0.000143227,0.00105986,-0.246147];
 
     _ropeTop = ropeCreate [_dummy, [0, 0, 0], _hook, [0, 0, 0], 0.5];
-    _ropeBottom = ropeCreate [_dummy, [0, 0, 0], 35];
+    _ropeBottom = ropeCreate [_dummy, [0, 0, 0], 34.5];
 
     _ropeTop addEventHandler ["RopeBreak", {[_this, "top"] call FUNC(onRopeBreak)}];
     _ropeBottom addEventHandler ["RopeBreak", {[_this, "bottom"] call FUNC(onRopeBreak)}];