diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/RangedWeapon.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/RangedWeapon.cs
index 0c14f05fa..25845c874 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/RangedWeapon.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Holdable/RangedWeapon.cs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
 
             //set the rotation of the projectile again because dropping the projectile resets the rotation
             projectile.Item.SetTransform(projectilePos,
-                rotation + ((item.body.Dir == 1.0f) ? projectile.LaunchRotationRadians : projectile.LaunchRotationRadians - MathHelper.Pi));
+                rotation + (projectile.Item.body.Dir * projectile.LaunchRotationRadians));
 
             //recoil
             item.body.ApplyLinearImpulse(