diff --git a/source/src/clients2c.cpp b/source/src/clients2c.cpp
index f6ba4f86..39ebdfc0 100644
--- a/source/src/clients2c.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clients2c.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ void parsemessages(int cn, playerent *d, ucharbuf &p)
 				{
 					short x = (ushort) (getint(p)/DMF);
 					short y = (ushort) (getint(p)/DMF);
-                    short z = ((ushort) (getint(p)/DMF))-((short)player1->eyeheight); // correct z offset, assumes all players do have same eyeheight
+                    short z = ((ushort) (getint(p)/DMF))-((short)player1->eyeheight); // correct z offset, assumes all players do have the same eyeheight
 					flagdropped(flag, action, x, y, z);
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/source/src/entities.cpp b/source/src/entities.cpp
index 8d9793df..f7086111 100644
--- a/source/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/source/src/entities.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void tryflagdrop(bool reset)
         f.flag->spawned = false;
         f.state = CTFF_DROPPED;
 		f.ack = false;
-        flagdropmillis = lastmillis+1000;
+        flagdropmillis = lastmillis+3000;
 		addmsg(reset ? SV_FLAGRESET : SV_FLAGDROP, "ri", f.team);
     }
 }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void flagdropped(int flag, int action, short x, short y, short z)
     p.o.x = x;
     p.o.y = y;
     p.o.z = z;
-    p.vel.z = -1.0f;
+    p.vel.z = -0.8f;
     loopi(50) moveplayer(&p, 50, true); // calc drop position
     f.flag->x = (short)p.o.x;
     f.flag->y = (short)p.o.y;