diff --git a/common/src/comp/ori.rs b/common/src/comp/ori.rs
index 4b4e90963e..7f3bb40198 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/ori.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/ori.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl Ori {
         if angle < PI { angle } else { TAU - angle }
     }
 
-    pub fn dot(self, other: Self) -> f32 { self.0.dot(other.0) }
+    pub fn dot(self, other: Self) -> f32 { self.look_vec().dot(other.look_vec()) }
 
     pub fn pitched_up(self, angle_radians: f32) -> Self {
         self.rotated(Quaternion::rotation_x(angle_radians))
diff --git a/common/src/states/utils.rs b/common/src/states/utils.rs
index 65a51b9a91..a296d51d63 100644
--- a/common/src/states/utils.rs
+++ b/common/src/states/utils.rs
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ pub fn handle_orientation(
     let rate = {
         // Angle factor used to keep turning rate approximately constant by
         // counteracting slerp turning more with a larger angle
-        let angle_factor = 2.0 / (1.0 - update.ori.dot(target_ori));
+        let angle_factor = 2.0 / (1.0 - update.ori.dot(target_ori)).sqrt();
         data.body.base_ori_rate() * efficiency * angle_factor
     };
     update.ori = update