diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index aab6f1c9..5ecd7de5 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ EX shiftmatrix face_the_player(const shiftmatrix V) {
     return shiftless(cspin90(1, 2) * lrspintox(cspin90(2, 1) * uh) * xpush(hdist0(uh)) * cspin90(0, 2) * spin270());
     }
   #endif
-  if(embedded_plane && msphere) return shiftless(map_relative_push(unshift(V * zpush0(1))) * zpush(-1));
+  if(embedded_plane && msphere && !sphere && !gproduct) return shiftless(map_relative_push(unshift(V * zpush0(1))) * zpush(-1));
   return rgpushxto0(tC0(V));
   }
 
diff --git a/hypgraph.cpp b/hypgraph.cpp
index 98457f84..efbf8e71 100644
--- a/hypgraph.cpp
+++ b/hypgraph.cpp
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ EX bool keep_vertical() {
 
 EX hyperpoint vertical_vector() {
   auto& ds = downseek;
-  if(msphere && !sphere && vid.fixed_yz) {
+  if(msphere && !sphere && !gproduct && vid.fixed_yz) {
     hyperpoint h = get_view_orientation() * C0;
     if(vid.wall_height > 0) h = -h;
     return h;