diff --git a/source/player/player.cpp b/source/player/player.cpp
index 4763077bb..9d19e33f4 100644
--- a/source/player/player.cpp
+++ b/source/player/player.cpp
@@ -2609,9 +2609,17 @@ int		CPlayer::moveVertical(int _moveDistance)
 		{
 			if(colHeightBefore[i]>=0&&colHeightAfter[i]<=0)
 			{
-				moveRequired[i]=colHeightAfter[i];
-				hitGround=true;
-				if(!hitThisSuspectBlock)hitThisSuspectBlock=blockAfter[i];
+				int	goingIntoThisBlock=blockAfter[i]&COLLISION_TYPE_MASK;
+				if(goingIntoThisBlock!=COLLISION_TYPE_FLAG_DEATH_FALL)
+				{
+					moveRequired[i]=colHeightAfter[i];
+					hitGround=true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					moveRequired[i]=0;
+				}
+				if(!hitThisSuspectBlock)hitThisSuspectBlock=goingIntoThisBlock;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -2720,6 +2728,7 @@ int		CPlayer::moveVertical(int _moveDistance)
 		// Stood on any important types of collision?
 		hitThisSuspectBlock=CGameScene::getCollision()->getCollisionBlock(pos.vx,pos.vy+_moveDistance);
 	}
+
 	pos.vy+=_moveDistance;
 	setPlayerPos(&pos);
 
diff --git a/source/player/pmdead.cpp b/source/player/pmdead.cpp
index 7e8517d0a..b15c493bd 100644
--- a/source/player/pmdead.cpp
+++ b/source/player/pmdead.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 	Vars
 	---- */
 
+static int anim=0;
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Function:
 	Purpose:
@@ -61,38 +63,35 @@
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 void	CPlayerModeDead::enter()
 {
-	int	deathAnim;
-
 	m_deadTime=0;
 	
 	switch(m_player->getDeathType())
 	{
 		default:
 		case DEATHTYPE__NORMAL:
-			deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHFORWARDS;
+			m_deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHFORWARDS;
 			break;
 		case DEATHTYPE__DRYUP:
-			deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHDRY;
+			m_deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHDRY;
 			break;
 		case DEATHTYPE__SQUASH:
-			deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHSQUASH;
+			m_deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHSQUASH;
 			break;
 		case DEATHTYPE__LIQUID:
-			deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHFORWARDS;
+			m_deathAnim=ANIM_SPONGEBOB_DEATHFORWARDS;
 			break;
 		case DEATHTYPE__FALL_TO_DEATH:
-			deathAnim=-1;
+			m_deathAnim=-1;
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if(deathAnim!=-1)
+	if(m_deathAnim!=-1)
 	{
-		m_player->setAnimNo(deathAnim);
+		m_player->setAnimNo(m_deathAnim);
 	}
 
 	CSoundMediator::stopSpeech();
 
-
 	m_killed=false;
 }
 
@@ -107,23 +106,37 @@ void	CPlayerModeDead::think()
 	m_deadTime++;
 	if(m_player->getDeathType()!=DEATHTYPE__FALL_TO_DEATH)
 	{
-		if(m_deadTime<m_player->getAnimFrameCount())
+		int frameCount,frame;
+
+		if(m_deathAnim!=-1)
 		{
-			m_player->setAnimFrame(m_deadTime);
+			m_player->setAnimNo(m_deathAnim);
 		}
+		frameCount=m_player->getAnimFrameCount()-1;
+		if(m_deadTime<=frameCount)
+		{
+			frame=m_deadTime;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			frame=frameCount;
+		}
+		m_player->setAnimFrame(frame);
 	}
 
 	m_player->moveVertical(5);
 
 	if(!m_killed)
-	if((m_deadTime>DEATH_DELAY&&m_player->getPadInputDown()&(PI_JUMP|PI_FIRE))||
-	   m_deadTime>DEATH_TIMEOUT)
 	{
-		// Take a life off..
-		CGameSlotManager::getSlotData()->m_lives--;
+		if((m_deadTime>DEATH_DELAY&&m_player->getPadInputDown()&(PI_JUMP|PI_FIRE))||
+		   m_deadTime>DEATH_TIMEOUT)
+		{
+			// Take a life off..
+			CGameSlotManager::getSlotData()->m_lives--;
 
-		CGameScene::restartlevel();
-		m_killed=true;
+			CGameScene::restartlevel();
+			m_killed=true;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/player/pmdead.h b/source/player/pmdead.h
index 30c561a2d..33780bc39 100644
--- a/source/player/pmdead.h
+++ b/source/player/pmdead.h
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ private:
 		DEATH_TIMEOUT=5*60,		// SB respawns automatically after this long
 	};
 	int				m_deadTime;
+	int				m_deathAnim;
 
 	void			fall();
 	int				m_yVelocity;
 
 	int				m_killed;
 
+
 };