diff --git a/src/server/gamerules_multiplayer.qc b/src/server/gamerules_multiplayer.qc
index 87171f0..679db5c 100644
--- a/src/server/gamerules_multiplayer.qc
+++ b/src/server/gamerules_multiplayer.qc
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ HLMultiplayerRules::PlayerDeath(NSClientPlayer pl)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		FX_Corpse_Spawn((player)pl, deathAnimation);
+		NSEntity newCorpse = (NSEntity)FX_Corpse_Spawn((player)pl, deathAnimation);
+
+		/* if we were crouching, adjust the bbox (thx 2 lack of crouch death animation) */
+		if (pl.flags & FL_CROUCHING) {
+			newCorpse.SetSize(VEC_HULL_MIN, [16, 16, -16]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* now let's make the real client invisible */
diff --git a/src/shared/fx_corpse.qc b/src/shared/fx_corpse.qc
index 34614c9..37abeb2 100644
--- a/src/shared/fx_corpse.qc
+++ b/src/shared/fx_corpse.qc
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ entity
 FX_Corpse_Spawn(player pl, float anim)
 {
 	NSRenderableEntity body_next = (NSRenderableEntity)FX_Corpse_Next();
+	body_next.SetMovetype(MOVETYPE_BOUNCE);
+	body_next.SetSolid(SOLID_CORPSE);
+	body_next.SetModel(pl.GetModel());
 
 	if (pl.flags & FL_CROUCHING) {
 		body_next.SetOrigin(pl.GetOrigin() + [0,0,32]);
@@ -65,10 +68,7 @@ FX_Corpse_Spawn(player pl, float anim)
 		body_next.SetOrigin(pl.GetOrigin());
 	}
 
-	body_next.SetMovetype(MOVETYPE_BOUNCE);
-	body_next.SetSolid(SOLID_CORPSE);
-	body_next.SetModel(pl.GetModel());
-	body_next.SetSize(VEC_HULL_MIN, [16, 16, -16]);
+	body_next.SetSize(pl.GetMins(), pl.GetMaxs());
 	body_next.SetAngles(pl.GetAngles());
 	body_next.SetVelocity(pl.GetVelocity() + [0,0,120]);
 	body_next.SetFrame(anim);