diff --git a/src/content_sao.cpp b/src/content_sao.cpp
index 6cc0106b6d13580184d775c59f8c55943502e5e2..ec6f39697de721fbead009068a005131f8cc5ff9 100644
--- a/src/content_sao.cpp
+++ b/src/content_sao.cpp
@@ -1509,7 +1509,8 @@ LuaEntitySAO::LuaEntitySAO(ServerEnvironment *env, v3f pos,
 	m_prop(new LuaEntityProperties),
 	m_yaw(0),
 	m_last_sent_yaw(0),
-	m_last_sent_position(0,0,0)
+	m_last_sent_position(0,0,0),
+	m_last_sent_position_timer(0)
 {
 	// Only register type if no environment supplied
 	if(env == NULL){
@@ -1561,6 +1562,8 @@ ServerActiveObject* LuaEntitySAO::create(ServerEnvironment *env, v3f pos,
 
 void LuaEntitySAO::step(float dtime, bool send_recommended)
 {
+	m_last_sent_position_timer += dtime;
+	
 	if(m_registered){
 		lua_State *L = m_env->getLua();
 		scriptapi_luaentity_step(L, m_id, dtime);
@@ -1568,7 +1571,13 @@ void LuaEntitySAO::step(float dtime, bool send_recommended)
 
 	if(send_recommended == false)
 		return;
-	if(m_base_position.getDistanceFrom(m_last_sent_position) > 0.05*BS
+	
+	float minchange = 0.2*BS;
+	if(m_last_sent_position_timer > 1.0)
+		minchange = 0.01*BS;
+	else if(m_last_sent_position_timer > 0.2)
+		minchange = 0.05*BS;
+	if(m_base_position.getDistanceFrom(m_last_sent_position) > minchange
 			|| fabs(m_yaw - m_last_sent_yaw) > 1.0){
 		sendPosition(true);
 	}
@@ -1646,6 +1655,7 @@ void LuaEntitySAO::sendPosition(bool do_interpolate)
 {
 	m_last_sent_yaw = m_yaw;
 	m_last_sent_position = m_base_position;
+	m_last_sent_position_timer = 0;
 
 	std::ostringstream os(std::ios::binary);
 	// command (0 = update position)
diff --git a/src/content_sao.h b/src/content_sao.h
index 4bb35b70deeb2966ac4d1a9d10f4d43a991889c7..718ea027101ff136eaced35963da3fd7c1ca9fed 100644
--- a/src/content_sao.h
+++ b/src/content_sao.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class LuaEntitySAO : public ServerActiveObject
 	float m_yaw;
 	float m_last_sent_yaw;
 	v3f m_last_sent_position;
+	float m_last_sent_position_timer;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/scriptapi.cpp b/src/scriptapi.cpp
index b0a99041e6ed43556e08c01aaf159f575be97c91..dc9c832d2f07ffd8488ed527cfe8ed189bd31fe3 100644
--- a/src/scriptapi.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptapi.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ class ObjectRef
 		ObjectRef *ref = checkobject(L, 1);
 		ServerActiveObject *co = getobject(ref);
 		if(co == NULL) return 0;
-		infostream<<"ObjectRef::l_getpos(): id="<<co->getId()<<std::endl;
 		v3f pos = co->getBasePosition() / BS;
 		lua_newtable(L);
 		lua_pushnumber(L, pos.X);