diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index 7fb35a02c9..95c00e8bb7 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ impl Client {
         });
 
         // Step 1
-        if let (Some(_), Some(vel), Some(_)) = (
+        if let (Some(_), Some(vel), Some(_), Some(_)) = (
             self.state.read_component_cloned::<comp::phys::Pos>(self.player),
             self.state.read_component_cloned::<comp::phys::Vel>(self.player),
             self.state.read_component_cloned::<comp::phys::Dir>(self.player),
+            self.state.read_component_cloned::<comp::Character>(self.player),
         ) {
             self.state.write_component(self.player, comp::Control {
                 move_dir: input.move_dir,
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 8b05ec10e3..c246652d99 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ impl Server {
                                 state.write_component(entity, comp::phys::Dir(Vec3::unit_y()));
                                 if let Some(character) = character {
                                     state.write_component(entity, character);
-
                                 }
+                                state.write_component(entity, comp::phys::ForceUpdate);
 
                                 client.state = ClientState::Connected;
 
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ impl Server {
             };
 
             match force_update {
-
-
                 Some(_) => self.clients.notify_connected(msg),
                 None => self.clients.notify_connected_except(entity, msg),
             }