diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ControlManager.py b/direct/src/showbase/ControlManager.py
index 124a52461f..34d10d6566 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ControlManager.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ControlManager.py
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ class ControlManager:
     def useWalkControls(self):
         assert(self.debugPrint("useWalkControls()"))
         self.currentControls.disableAvatarControls()
+        self.currentControls.collisionsOff()
         self.currentControls = self.walkControls
+        self.currentControls.collisionsOn()
         if self.isEnabled:
             self.currentControls.enableAvatarControls()
 
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/GravityWalker.py b/direct/src/showbase/GravityWalker.py
index ce2edea77a..f9e7d984db 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/GravityWalker.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/GravityWalker.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class GravityWalker(DirectObject.DirectObject):
             self.rotationSpeed = 0
             jump = 0
 
-        if 1:
+        if 0:
             onScreenDebug.add("airborneHeight", self.lifter.getAirborneHeight()) #*#
             onScreenDebug.add("falling", self.falling) #*#
             onScreenDebug.add("isOnGround", self.lifter.isOnGround()) #*#