diff --git a/floorshapes.cpp b/floorshapes.cpp
index 1cffd9e7..7b4fec86 100644
--- a/floorshapes.cpp
+++ b/floorshapes.cpp
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ void geometry_information::generate_floorshapes_for(int id, cell *c, int siid, i
       for(int cid=0; cid<cor; cid++) {
         sizeto(fsh.gpside[k][cid], id);
         bshape(fsh.gpside[k][cid][id], fsh.prio);
-        hpcpush(iddspin(c, cid) * cornerlist[cid]);
-        hpcpush(iddspin(c, cid) * cornerlist[(cid+1)%cor]);
+        hpcpush(iddspin_side(c, cid) * cornerlist[cid]);
+        hpcpush(iddspin_side(c, cid) * cornerlist[(cid+1)%cor]);
         chasmifyPoly(dlow_table[k], dhi_table[k], k);
         }
       }
diff --git a/geometry2.cpp b/geometry2.cpp
index 26063e80..4a00d7d0 100644
--- a/geometry2.cpp
+++ b/geometry2.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,26 @@ ld hrmap_standard::spin_angle(cell *c, int d) {
 EX transmatrix ddspin(cell *c, int d, ld bonus IS(0)) { return currentmap->spin_to(c, d, bonus); }
 EX transmatrix iddspin(cell *c, int d, ld bonus IS(0)) { return currentmap->spin_from(c, d, bonus); }
 EX ld cellgfxdist(cell *c, int d) { return currentmap->spacedist(c, d); }
+
+EX transmatrix ddspin_side(cell *c, int d, ld bonus IS(0)) { 
+  if(kite::in()) {
+    hyperpoint h1 = get_corner_position(c, gmod(d, c->type), 3);
+    hyperpoint h2 = get_corner_position(c, gmod(d+1, c->type) , 3);
+    hyperpoint hm = mid(h1, h2);
+    return rspintox(hm) * spin(bonus);
+    }
+  return currentmap->spin_to(c, d, bonus); 
+  }
+
+EX transmatrix iddspin_side(cell *c, int d, ld bonus IS(0)) {
+  if(kite::in()) {
+    hyperpoint h1 = get_corner_position(c, gmod(d, c->type), 3);
+    hyperpoint h2 = get_corner_position(c, gmod(d+1, c->type) , 3);
+    hyperpoint hm = mid(h1, h2);
+    return spintox(hm) * spin(bonus);
+    }
+  return currentmap->spin_from(c, d, bonus);
+  }
     
 double hrmap_standard::spacedist(cell *c, int i) {
   if(NONSTDVAR || WDIM == 3) return hrmap::spacedist(c, i);
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 3e585bea..f2c3fcff 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -3337,8 +3337,8 @@ EX bool placeSidewall(cell *c, int i, int sidepar, const transmatrix& V, color_t
   else prio = PPR::REDWALL-2+4*(sidepar-SIDE_SLEV);
   
   dynamicval<bool> ncor(approx_nearcorner, true);
-  transmatrix V2 = V * ddspin(c, i);
- 
+  transmatrix V2 = V * ddspin_side(c, i);
+  
   if(NONSTDVAR || !standard_tiling()) {
     #if CAP_ARCM
     if(arcm::in() && !PURE)