diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 4990db6fd..e779489fb 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -14857,12 +14857,18 @@ void A_RolloutRock(mobj_t *actor)
 
 	if (!actor->tracer || P_MobjWasRemoved(actor->tracer) || !actor->tracer->health)
 		actor->flags |= MF_PUSHABLE;
+	else if (actor->tracer->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
+	{
+		actor->flags2 |= MF2_OBJECTFLIP;
+		actor->eflags |= MFE_VERTICALFLIP;
+	}
 	else
 	{
-		actor->flags2 = (actor->flags2 & ~MF2_OBJECTFLIP) | (actor->tracer->flags2 & MF2_OBJECTFLIP);
-		actor->eflags = (actor->eflags & ~MFE_VERTICALFLIP) | (actor->tracer->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP);
+		actor->flags2 &= ~MF2_OBJECTFLIP;
+		actor->eflags &= ~MFE_VERTICALFLIP;
 	}
 
+
 	actor->friction = FRACUNIT; // turns out riding on solids sucks, so let's just make it easier on ourselves
 
 	if (actor->eflags & MFE_JUSTHITFLOOR)
diff --git a/src/p_map.c b/src/p_map.c
index f97ddfa3c..5b95a7243 100644
--- a/src/p_map.c
+++ b/src/p_map.c
@@ -1027,7 +1027,6 @@ static unsigned PIT_DoCheckThing(mobj_t *thing)
 		if ((thing->flags & MF_PUSHABLE) // not carrying a player
 			&& (tmthing->player->powers[pw_carry] == CR_NONE) // player is not already riding something
 			&& !(tmthing->player->powers[pw_ignorelatch] & (1<<15))
-			&& ((tmthing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) == (thing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP))
 			&& (P_MobjFlip(tmthing)*tmthing->momz <= 0)
 			&& ((!(tmthing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP) && abs(thing->z + thing->height - tmthing->z) < (thing->height>>2))
 				|| (tmthing->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP && abs(tmthing->z + tmthing->height - thing->z) < (thing->height>>2))))
@@ -1041,6 +1040,7 @@ static unsigned PIT_DoCheckThing(mobj_t *thing)
 			P_SetTarget(&tmthing->tracer, thing);
 			if (!P_IsObjectOnGround(thing))
 				thing->momz += tmthing->momz;
+
 			return CHECKTHING_COLLIDE;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 9cdd2628d..fbbae5a1e 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -1385,6 +1385,7 @@ fixed_t P_GetMobjGravity(mobj_t *mo)
 				case MT_WATERDROP:
 				case MT_CYBRAKDEMON:
 					gravityadd >>= 1;
+					break;
 				default:
 					break;
 			}
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 7cd128cf0..4f4f7f80a 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -1089,6 +1089,13 @@ void P_ResetPlayer(player_t *player)
 		if (player->mo->tracer && !P_MobjWasRemoved(player->mo->tracer))
 		{
 			player->mo->tracer->flags |= MF_PUSHABLE;
+
+			// goose the mom a little bit to trigger gravity to process for a tic
+			if (player->mo->tracer->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
+				player->mo->tracer->momz -= 1;
+			else
+				player->mo->tracer->momz += 1;
+
 			P_SetTarget(&player->mo->tracer->tracer, NULL);
 		}
 		P_SetTarget(&player->mo->tracer, NULL);
@@ -4546,6 +4553,13 @@ void P_DoJump(player_t *player, boolean soundandstate, boolean allowflip)
 					player->mo->momz += player->mo->tracer->momz;
 				if (!P_IsObjectOnGround(player->mo->tracer))
 					P_SetObjectMomZ(player->mo->tracer, -9*FRACUNIT, true);
+
+				// goose the mom a little bit to trigger gravity to process for a tic
+				if (player->mo->tracer->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP)
+					player->mo->tracer->momz -= 1;
+				else
+					player->mo->tracer->momz += 1;
+
 				player->mo->tracer->flags |= MF_PUSHABLE;
 				P_SetTarget(&player->mo->tracer->tracer, NULL);
 			}