diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index 72501e8acf..217d920254 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -379,8 +379,7 @@ namespace MWClass
 
     void Npc::adjustRotation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr,float& x,float& y,float& z) const
     {
-        y = 0;
-        x = 0;
+        
     }
 
     MWWorld::Ptr
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
index faacc5b060..3d4a08c69f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp
@@ -286,10 +286,15 @@ namespace MWWorld
         {
             // TODO very dirty hack to avoid crash during setup -> needs cleaning up to allow
             // start positions others than 0, 0, 0
-            btTransform tr = body->getWorldTransform();
             Ogre::Vector3 position = node->getPosition();
-            tr.setOrigin(btVector3(position.x,position.y,position.z));
-            body->setWorldTransform(tr);
+            
+            if(dynamic_cast<btBoxShape*>(body->getCollisionShape()) == NULL){
+                btTransform tr = body->getWorldTransform();
+                tr.setOrigin(btVector3(position.x,position.y,position.z));
+                body->setWorldTransform(tr);
+            }
+            else
+                mEngine->boxAdjustExternal(handleToMesh[handle], body, node->getScale().x, position, node->getOrientation());
         }
         if (OEngine::Physic::PhysicActor* act = mEngine->getCharacter(handle))
         {
@@ -315,7 +320,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (OEngine::Physic::RigidBody* body = mEngine->getRigidBody(handle))
         {
             Ogre::Quaternion rotation = node->getOrientation();
-            body->getWorldTransform().setRotation(btQuaternion(rotation.x, rotation.y, rotation.z, rotation.w));
+            if(dynamic_cast<btBoxShape*>(body->getCollisionShape()) == NULL)
+                body->getWorldTransform().setRotation(btQuaternion(rotation.x, rotation.y, rotation.z, rotation.w));
+            else
+                mEngine->boxAdjustExternal(handleToMesh[handle], body, node->getScale().x, node->getPosition(), rotation);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
index af73a42a6a..2f06244709 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@ namespace Physic
         tr.setRotation(btQuaternion(rotation.x,rotation.y,rotation.z,rotation.w));
         body->setWorldTransform(tr);
     }
+    void PhysicEngine::boxAdjustExternal(std::string mesh, RigidBody* body, float scale, Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Quaternion rotation){
+        std::string sid = (boost::format("%07.3f") % scale).str();
+        std::string outputstring = mesh + sid;
+        //std::cout << "The string" << outputstring << "\n";
+
+        //get the shape from the .nif
+        mShapeLoader->load(outputstring,"General");
+        BulletShapeManager::getSingletonPtr()->load(outputstring,"General");
+        BulletShapePtr shape = BulletShapeManager::getSingleton().getByName(outputstring,"General");
+
+        adjustRigidBody(shape, body, scale, position, rotation);
+    }
 
     RigidBody* PhysicEngine::createAndAdjustRigidBody(std::string mesh,std::string name,float scale, Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Quaternion rotation)
     {
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
index fc52ad127a..088bbc465c 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Physic
         RigidBody* createAndAdjustRigidBody(std::string mesh,std::string name,float scale, Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Quaternion rotation);
 
         void adjustRigidBody(BulletShapePtr shape, RigidBody* body, float scale, Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Quaternion rotation);
-
+        void boxAdjustExternal(std::string mesh, RigidBody* body, float scale, Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Quaternion rotation);
         /**
          * Add a HeightField to the simulation
          */