diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 1c38ead8..ecb44252 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1783,6 +1783,7 @@ Grid aligned entity work
 Grid alignment visualization work
 Move around entity debug tab classes
 Grid alignment data editing in debug menus
+Grid alignment offsets work
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/cursor/CursorState.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/cursor/CursorState.java
index 65f667f6..0aebf483 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/cursor/CursorState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/controls/cursor/CursorState.java
@@ -346,15 +346,12 @@ public class CursorState {
      * @param position The position
      * @param data The data
      */
-    public static void nudgeGridAlignment(Vector3d position, GridAlignedData data){
+    private static void nudgeGridAlignment(Vector3d position, GridAlignedData data){
         if(data.getWidth() / 2 == 1){
-            position.x = position.x + BlockChunkData.BLOCK_SIZE_MULTIPLIER / 2.0f;
-        }
-        if(data.getHeight() / 2 == 1){
-            position.y = position.y + BlockChunkData.BLOCK_SIZE_MULTIPLIER / 2.0f;
+            position.x = position.x - BlockChunkData.BLOCK_SIZE_MULTIPLIER / 2.0f;
         }
         if(data.getLength() / 2 == 1){
-            position.z = position.z + BlockChunkData.BLOCK_SIZE_MULTIPLIER / 2.0f;
+            position.z = position.z - BlockChunkData.BLOCK_SIZE_MULTIPLIER / 2.0f;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java
index b91a8839..53c98789 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/entity/types/common/CommonEntityUtils.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import org.ode4j.ode.DBody;
 import electrosphere.client.interact.ClientInteractionEngine;
 import electrosphere.collision.PhysicsEntityUtils;
 import electrosphere.collision.collidable.Collidable;
-import electrosphere.controls.cursor.CursorState;
 import electrosphere.data.collidable.CollidableTemplate;
 import electrosphere.data.common.CommonEntityType;
 import electrosphere.data.creature.CreatureData;
@@ -745,9 +744,6 @@ public class CommonEntityUtils {
 
         //grid alignment
         if(rawType.getGridAlignedData() != null){
-            Vector3d placementPos = realm.getServerWorldData().clampRealToBlock(position);
-            CursorState.nudgeGridAlignment(placementPos,rawType.getGridAlignedData());
-            position.set(placementPos);
             Globals.clientScene.registerEntityToTag(entity, EntityTags.BLOCK_OCCUPANT);
             //TODO: must register with all nearby scenes as well because it could possibly occupy other chunks
         }