diff --git a/source/src/entities.cpp b/source/src/entities.cpp
index 3641745d..db53eb81 100644
--- a/source/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/source/src/entities.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ void checkitems(playerent *d)
 {
     if(editmode) return;
     d->onladder = false;
+    float eyeheight = d->dyneyeheight();
     loopv(ents)
     {
         entity &e = ents[i];
@@ -216,14 +217,14 @@ void checkitems(playerent *d)
             if(OUTBORD(e.x, e.y)) continue;
             vec v(e.x, e.y, d->o.z);
             float dist1 = d->o.dist(v);
-            float dist2 = d->o.z - (S(e.x, e.y)->floor+d->dyneyeheight());
+            float dist2 = d->o.z - (S(e.x, e.y)->floor+eyeheight);
             if(dist1<1.5f && dist2<e.attr1) trypickup(i, d);
             continue;
         }
         
         if(!e.spawned) continue;
         if(OUTBORD(e.x, e.y)) continue;
-        vec v(e.x, e.y, S(e.x, e.y)->floor+d->dyneyeheight());
+        vec v(e.x, e.y, S(e.x, e.y)->floor+eyeheight);
         if(d->o.dist(v)<2.5f) trypickup(i, d);
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/src/physics.cpp b/source/src/physics.cpp
index 82f6662b..c87f3e2a 100644
--- a/source/src/physics.cpp
+++ b/source/src/physics.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ bool collide(physent *d, bool spawn, float drop, float rise)
             {
                 d->o.z = lo+d->dyneyeheight();   // stick on step
             }
-            else if(spacelo>-1.26f && d->type!=ENT_BOUNCE) d->o.z += rise;       // rise thru stair
+            else if(spacelo>-1.26f && d->type!=ENT_BOUNCE && !d->crouching) d->o.z += rise;       // rise thru stair
             else return false;
         }
         else
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ void jumpn(bool on)
 
 void crouch(bool on)
 {
-    if(intermission || player1->onladder || !player1->onfloor) return;
+    if(intermission || player1->onladder || (on && !player1->onfloor && player1->timeinair > 50)) return;
     player1->crouching = on;
 }