diff --git a/source/platform/plift.cpp b/source/platform/plift.cpp
index a0c16c613..83cc355e8 100644
--- a/source/platform/plift.cpp
+++ b/source/platform/plift.cpp
@@ -66,15 +66,22 @@ void CNpcLiftPlatform::setWaypoints( sThingPlatform *ThisPlatform )
 
 	m_maxExtension = ( ( newYPos << 4 ) + 16 ) - startPos.vy;
 
-	s32 minX, maxX, minY, maxY;
+	/*s32 minX, maxX, minY, maxY;
 
 	m_npcPath.getPathXExtents( &minX, &maxX );
-	m_npcPath.getPathYExtents( &minY, &maxY );
+	m_npcPath.getPathYExtents( &minY, &maxY );*/
 
-	m_thinkArea.x1 = minX;
-	m_thinkArea.x2 = maxX;
-	m_thinkArea.y1 = minY;
-	m_thinkArea.y2 = maxY;
+	m_thinkArea.x1 = startPos.vx;
+	m_thinkArea.x2 = startPos.vx + 1;
+	m_thinkArea.y1 = startPos.vy;
+	m_thinkArea.y2 = startPos.vy + m_maxExtension;
+
+	if ( m_thinkArea.y1 > m_thinkArea.y2 )
+	{
+		s32 temp = m_thinkArea.y2;
+		m_thinkArea.y2 = m_thinkArea.y1;
+		m_thinkArea.y1 = temp;
+	}
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/source/platform/pplayer.h b/source/platform/pplayer.h
index b0838d1ea..e2eeb6da5 100644
--- a/source/platform/pplayer.h
+++ b/source/platform/pplayer.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void		postInit();
 	virtual void		render();
 	virtual int			checkCollisionAgainst(CThing *_thisThing, int _frames);
+	virtual	CRECT const	*getThinkBBox()												{return( CThing::getThinkBBox() );}
 protected:
 	virtual void		processLifetime( int _frames );