diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 00e3d49..a0767d8 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -793,11 +793,11 @@ void handleTeleportRequest(internalTypes::markEntry details) {
 		std::to_string(details.position.y) + ", " +
 		std::to_string(details.position.z) + ", " +
 		std::to_string(details.position.yaw) + "\n";
-	teleport(&roomsock, xPos, yPos, zPos, direction); // force positional update immediately
 	xPos = details.position.x; // remember so that the idle thread doesn't rubberband us
 	yPos = details.position.y;
 	zPos = details.position.z;
 	direction = details.position.yaw;
+	teleport(&roomsock, xPos, yPos, zPos, direction); // force positional update immediately
 
 	std::cout << "info: updating goto destination\n";
 	realLocation = details.url;