diff --git a/src/game/objects/har.c b/src/game/objects/har.c
index 45461b011..d96391c52 100644
--- a/src/game/objects/har.c
+++ b/src/game/objects/har.c
@@ -582,20 +582,9 @@ void har_move(object *obj) {
             // make sure HAR's are facing each other
             object *obj_enemy =
                 game_state_find_object(obj->gs, game_state_get_player(obj->gs, h->player_id == 1 ? 0 : 1)->har_obj_id);
-            if(object_get_direction(obj) == object_get_direction(obj_enemy)) {
-                log_debug("HARS facing same direction");
-                vec2i pos = object_get_pos(obj);
-                vec2i pos_enemy = object_get_pos(obj_enemy);
-                if(pos.x > pos_enemy.x) {
-                    log_debug("HARS facing player %d LEFT", h->player_id);
-                    object_set_direction(obj, OBJECT_FACE_LEFT);
-                } else {
-                    log_debug("HARS facing player %d RIGHT", h->player_id);
-                    object_set_direction(obj, OBJECT_FACE_RIGHT);
-                }
-
-                log_debug("HARS facing enemy player %d", abs(h->player_id - 1));
-                object_set_direction(obj_enemy, object_get_direction(obj) * -1);
+            har *h_enemy = object_get_userdata(obj_enemy);
+            if(h_enemy->state != STATE_FALLEN) {
+                har_face_enemy(obj, obj_enemy);
             }
         } else if(h->state == STATE_FALLEN || h->state == STATE_RECOIL) {
             float dampen = 0.2f;
@@ -679,6 +668,9 @@ void har_take_damage(object *obj, const str *string, float damage, float stun) {
     // Save damage taken
     h->last_damage_value = damage;
 
+    // interrupted
+    h->executing_move = 0;
+
     if(h->linked_obj) {
         object *linked = game_state_find_object(obj->gs, h->linked_obj);
         if(linked) {
@@ -1541,6 +1533,9 @@ void har_tick(object *obj) {
         }
         if(h->stun_timer > 100) {
             har_stunned_done(obj);
+            object *enemy_obj = game_state_find_object(
+                obj->gs, game_player_get_har_obj_id(game_state_get_player(obj->gs, !h->player_id)));
+            har_face_enemy(obj, enemy_obj);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/game/scenes/arena.c b/src/game/scenes/arena.c
index f1410da7a..c0e611c82 100644
--- a/src/game/scenes/arena.c
+++ b/src/game/scenes/arena.c
@@ -652,20 +652,8 @@ void arena_maybe_turn_har(int player_id, scene *scene) {
         game_state_find_object(scene->gs, game_player_get_har_obj_id(game_state_get_player(scene->gs, player_id)));
     object *obj_har2 = game_state_find_object(
         scene->gs, game_player_get_har_obj_id(game_state_get_player(scene->gs, other_player_id)));
-    if(obj_har1->pos.x > obj_har2->pos.x) {
-        log_debug("ARENA facing player %d LEFT", player_id);
-        object_set_direction(obj_har1, OBJECT_FACE_LEFT);
-    } else {
-        log_debug("ARENA facing player %d RIGHT", player_id);
-        object_set_direction(obj_har1, OBJECT_FACE_RIGHT);
-    }
 
-    // there isn;t an idle event hook, so do the best we can...
-    har *har2 = obj_har2->userdata;
-    if((har2->state == STATE_STANDING || har_is_crouching(har2) || har_is_walking(har2)) && !har2->executing_move) {
-        log_debug("ARENA facing player %d", other_player_id);
-        object_set_direction(obj_har2, object_get_direction(obj_har1) * -1);
-    }
+    har_face_enemy(obj_har1, obj_har2);
 }
 
 void arena_har_hook(har_event event, void *data) {
@@ -713,7 +701,7 @@ void arena_har_hook(har_event event, void *data) {
                har2->executing_move) {
                 // if the other HAR is jumping or recoiling, don't flip the direction. This specifically is to fix
                 // jaguar ending up facing backwards after an overhead throw.
-                arena_maybe_turn_har(event.player_id, scene);
+                arena_maybe_turn_har(other_player_id, scene);
             }
             log_debug("LAND %u", event.player_id);
             break;