diff --git a/mobs/morde.lua b/mobs/morde.lua
index f450f8e..13749b2 100644
--- a/mobs/morde.lua
+++ b/mobs/morde.lua
@@ -165,7 +165,14 @@ minetest.register_entity("nssm:mortick", {
 		if self.attack ~= 0 then
 
 			local p = self.attack:get_pos()
-			local yawp = self.attack:get_look_yaw()
+
+			-- Just incase player teleports away or leaves game
+			if not p then
+				self.attack = nil
+				return
+			end
+
+			local yawp = self.attack:get_look_horizontal() + math.pi / 2
 			local pi = math.pi
 
 			p.y = p.y + 1
diff --git a/mobs/morlu.lua b/mobs/morlu.lua
index 5e27ac2..dcf692a 100644
--- a/mobs/morlu.lua
+++ b/mobs/morlu.lua
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("nssm:morlu", {
 									self.morlu_timer = os.time()
 									self.curr_attack = self.attack
 									self.state = ""
-									local pyaw = self.curr_attack: get_look_yaw()
+									local pyaw = self.curr_attack: get_look_horizontal() + math.pi / 2
 									self.dir = pyaw
 									self.object:set_yaw(pyaw)
 									if self then