diff --git a/quant.ew/files/core/player_fns.lua b/quant.ew/files/core/player_fns.lua
index d03e5c29..b5fdd25e 100644
--- a/quant.ew/files/core/player_fns.lua
+++ b/quant.ew/files/core/player_fns.lua
@@ -381,7 +381,9 @@ local player_fns = {
             projectile_seed_chain = {}, -- TODO clean
             currently_polymorphed = false,
             mouse_x = 0,
+            pos_x = 0,
             mouse_y = 0,
+            pos_y = 0,
             mutations = {ghost = false, luuki = false, rat = false, fungus = false, halo = 0}
         }
     end,
@@ -401,6 +403,9 @@ function player_fns.serialize_position(player_data)
     end
     local vel_x, vel_y = ComponentGetValue2(character_data, "mVelocity")
 
+    player_data.pos_x = x
+    player_data.pos_y = y
+
     local c = CharacterPos{
         frames_in_air = ComponentGetValue2(character_platforming_comp, "mFramesInAirCounter"),
         x = x,
diff --git a/quant.ew/files/system/player_tether/player_tether.lua b/quant.ew/files/system/player_tether/player_tether.lua
index 48ad4b20..21d399c9 100644
--- a/quant.ew/files/system/player_tether/player_tether.lua
+++ b/quant.ew/files/system/player_tether/player_tether.lua
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ function module.on_world_update()
         if host_playerdata == nil or host_playerdata.entity == nil or not EntityGetIsAlive(host_playerdata.entity) then
             return
         end
-        local x1, y1 = EntityGetTransform(host_playerdata.entity)
+        local x1, y1 = host_playerdata.pos_x, host_playerdata.pos_y
         if x1 == nil or x2 == nil then
             return
         end
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ function module.on_world_update()
         local dist_sq = dx*dx + dy*dy
         local not_actual_hm, not_hm = not_in_hm(x1, y1)
         local _, i_not_in_hm = not_in_hm(x2, y2)
-        if x1 ~= nil and x2 ~= nil and (not_hm or (not not_actual_hm and y1 < y2)) and i_not_in_hm then
+        local host_mx, host_my = host_playerdata.mouse_x, host_playerdata.mouse_y
+        local dxm, dym = host_mx - x2, host_my - y2
+        if x1 ~= nil and x2 ~= nil and (not_hm or (not not_actual_hm and y1 < y2)) and i_not_in_hm
+                and dxm * dxm + dym * dym > tether_length * tether_length / 2 then
             if no_tether then
                 tether_enable(true, host_playerdata.entity)
                 no_tether = false