diff --git a/addons/attach/functions/fnc_placeApprove.sqf b/addons/attach/functions/fnc_placeApprove.sqf
index c6277e2961..6b76dad3f9 100644
--- a/addons/attach/functions/fnc_placeApprove.sqf
+++ b/addons/attach/functions/fnc_placeApprove.sqf
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  */
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-private ["_setupObject", "_setupClassname", "_itemClassname", "_placementText", "_attachToVehicle", "_placer", "_startingPosition", "_startingOffset", "_distanceFromCenter", "_closeInUnitVector", "_keepGoingCloser", "_closeInDistance", "_endPosTestOffset", "_endPosTest", "_startingPosShifted", "_startASL", "_endPosShifted", "_endASL", "_attachedObject", "_currentObjects", "_currentItemNames"];
-
+private ["_setupObject", "_setupClassname", "_itemClassname", "_placementText", "_attachToVehicle", "_placer", "_startingPosition", "_startingOffset", "_startDistanceFromCenter", "_closeInUnitVector", "_keepGoingCloser", "_closeInMax", "_closeInMin", "_closeInDistance", "_endPosTestOffset", "_endPosTest", "_doesIntersect", "_startingPosShifted", "_startASL", "_endPosShifted", "_endASL", "_attachedObject", "_currentObjects", "_currentItemNames"];
 
 if (GVAR(pfeh_running)) then {
     [QGVAR(PlacementEachFrame),"OnEachFrame"] call BIS_fnc_removeStackedEventHandler;
@@ -50,20 +49,23 @@ call EFUNC(interaction,hideMouseHint);
 _startingPosition = _setupObject modelToWorld [0,0,0];
 _startingOffset = _attachToVehicle worldToModel _startingPosition;
 
-_distanceFromCenter = vectorMagnitude _startingOffset;
+_startDistanceFromCenter = vectorMagnitude _startingOffset;
 _closeInUnitVector = vectorNormalized (_startingOffset vectorFromTo [0,0,0]);
 _keepGoingCloser = true;
-_closeInDistance = 0;
 
-while {_keepGoingCloser} do {
-    if (_closeInDistance >= _distanceFromCenter) exitWith {};
+_closeInMax = _startDistanceFromCenter;
+_closeInMin = 0;
 
-    _closeInDistance = _closeInDistance + 0.01; //10mm each step
+while {(_closeInMax - _closeInMin) > 0.01} do {
+    _closeInDistance = (_closeInMax + _closeInMin) / 2;
+    // systemChat format ["Trying %1 from %2 start %3", _closeInDistance, [_closeInMax, _closeInMin], _startDistanceFromCenter];
     _endPosTestOffset = _startingOffset vectorAdd (_closeInUnitVector vectorMultiply _closeInDistance);
     _endPosTestOffset set [2, (_startingOffset select 2)];
     _endPosTest = _attachToVehicle modelToWorld _endPosTestOffset;
 
+    _doesIntersect = false;
     {
+        if (_doesIntersect) exitWith {};
         _startingPosShifted = _startingPosition vectorAdd _x;
         _startASL = if (surfaceIsWater _startingPosShifted) then {_startingPosShifted} else {ATLtoASL _startingPosShifted};
         {
@@ -73,21 +75,29 @@ while {_keepGoingCloser} do {
             //Uncomment to see the lazor show, and see how the scanning works:
             drawLine3D [_startingPosShifted, _endPosShifted, [1,0,0,1]];
 
-            if (_attachToVehicle in lineIntersectsWith [_startASL, _endASL, _placer, _setupObject]) exitWith {_keepGoingCloser = false};
+            if (_attachToVehicle in lineIntersectsWith [_startASL, _endASL, _placer, _setupObject]) exitWith {_doesIntersect = true};
         } forEach [[0,0,0.045], [0,0,-0.045], [0,0.045,0], [0,-0.045,0], [0.045,0,0], [-0.045,0,0]];
     } forEach [[0,0,0], [0,0,0.05], [0,0,-0.05]];
+    
+    if (_doesIntersect) then {
+        _closeInMax = _closeInDistance;
+    } else {
+        _closeInMin = _closeInDistance;
+    };
 };
 
+_closeInDistance = (_closeInMax + _closeInMin) / 2;
+
 //Delete Local Placement Object
 deleteVehicle _setupObject;
 
 //Checks
-if ((_closeInDistance >= _distanceFromCenter) || (!([_placer,_attachToVehicle,_itemClassname] call FUNC(canAttach)))) exitWith {
-    TRACE_2("no valid spot found",_closeInDistance,_distanceFromCenter);
+if (((_startDistanceFromCenter - _closeInDistance) < 0.1) || {!([_placer,_attachToVehicle,_itemClassname] call FUNC(canAttach))}) exitWith {
+    TRACE_2("no valid spot found",_closeInDistance,_startDistanceFromCenter);
     [localize "STR_ACE_Attach_Failed"] call EFUNC(common,displayTextStructured);
 };
 
-//Move it out slightly, for visability sake (better to look a little funny than be embedded//sunk in the hull)
+//Move it out slightly, for visability sake (better to look a little funny than be embedded//sunk in the hull and be useless)
 _closeInDistance = (_closeInDistance - 0.0085);
 
 //Create New 'real' Object