diff --git a/TrueCraft.Core/Entities/ItemEntity.cs b/TrueCraft.Core/Entities/ItemEntity.cs
index 1f3765f..ed1bbc2 100644
--- a/TrueCraft.Core/Entities/ItemEntity.cs
+++ b/TrueCraft.Core/Entities/ItemEntity.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ namespace TrueCraft.Core.Entities
 
         public void TerrainCollision(Vector3 collisionPoint, Vector3 collisionDirection)
         {
-            // This space intentionally left blank
+            if (collisionDirection == Vector3.Down)
+            {
+                Velocity = Vector3.Zero;
+            }
         }
 
         public override byte EntityType
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ namespace TrueCraft.Core.Entities
             if ((DateTime.UtcNow - SpawnTime).TotalSeconds > 1)
             {
                 var player = nearbyEntities.FirstOrDefault(e => e is PlayerEntity && (e as PlayerEntity).Health != 0
-                                 && e.Position.DistanceTo(Position) <= PickupRange);
+                    && e.Position.DistanceTo(Position) <= PickupRange);
                 if (player != null)
                 {
                     var playerEntity = player as PlayerEntity;
diff --git a/TrueCraft/Handlers/InteractionHandlers.cs b/TrueCraft/Handlers/InteractionHandlers.cs
index f2d8a18..759343b 100644
--- a/TrueCraft/Handlers/InteractionHandlers.cs
+++ b/TrueCraft/Handlers/InteractionHandlers.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace TrueCraft.Handlers
                     var inventory = client.SelectedItem;
                     inventory.Count--;
                     var item = new ItemEntity(client.Entity.Position + new Vector3(0, PlayerEntity.Height, 0), spawned);
-                    item.Velocity = MathHelper.FowardVector(client.Entity.Yaw) * 0.3;
+                    item.Velocity = MathHelper.RotateY(Vector3.Forwards, MathHelper.DegreesToRadians(client.Entity.Yaw)) * 0.5;
                     client.Inventory[client.SelectedSlot] = inventory;
                     server.GetEntityManagerForWorld(client.World).SpawnEntity(item);
                     break;