diff --git a/src/shared/w_rocketlauncher.qc b/src/shared/w_rocketlauncher.qc
index 78644c4..d397e3b 100644
--- a/src/shared/w_rocketlauncher.qc
+++ b/src/shared/w_rocketlauncher.qc
@@ -126,11 +126,12 @@ w_rocketlauncher_primary(player pl)
 	Weapons_MakeVectors(pl);
 	entity rocket = spawn();
 	setmodel(rocket, "models/rocket.mdl");
-	setorigin(rocket, Weapons_GetCameraPos(pl) + (v_forward * 16));
+	setorigin(rocket, Weapons_GetCameraPos(pl) + (v_forward * 16) + (v_up * -5));
 	rocket.owner = pl;
 	rocket.movetype = MOVETYPE_FLYMISSILE;
 	rocket.solid = SOLID_BBOX;
 	rocket.velocity = (pl.WaterLevel() >= WATERLEVEL_SUBMERGED) ? (v_forward * 100): (v_forward * 1000);
+	rocket.velocity += (v_up * -5);
 	rocket.angles = vectoangles(rocket.velocity);
 	rocket.avelocity[2] = 10;
 	rocket.touch = Rocket_Touch;