diff --git a/sfall/CheckAddress.cpp b/sfall/CheckAddress.cpp
index ad8aa962..62e6a16f 100644
--- a/sfall/CheckAddress.cpp
+++ b/sfall/CheckAddress.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace sfall
 std::multimap<long, long> writeAddress;
 
 static std::vector<long> excludeAddr = {
-	0x42A14F, 0x42A178,
 	0x44E949, 0x44E94A, 0x44E937, 0x4F5F40, 0x4CB850, // from movies.cpp
 };
 
diff --git a/sfall/InputFuncs.cpp b/sfall/InputFuncs.cpp
index 8c90b0fc..4812fd89 100644
--- a/sfall/InputFuncs.cpp
+++ b/sfall/InputFuncs.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #define DIRECTINPUT_VERSION         0x0700
+
 #include <math.h>
 #include <dinput.h>
 #include <queue>
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/AI.cpp b/sfall/Modules/AI.cpp
index 81f68921..595660d7 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/AI.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/AI.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,22 @@ skipMove:
 	}
 }
 
+static void __declspec(naked) ai_move_away_hook() {
+	static const DWORD ai_move_away_hook_Ret = 0x4289DA;
+	__asm {
+		test ebx, ebx;
+		jl   fix; // distance arg < 0
+		jmp  fo::funcoffs::ai_cap_;
+fix:
+		neg  ebx;
+		mov  eax, [esi + movePoints]; // Current Action Points
+		cmp  ebx, eax;
+		cmovg ebx, eax; // if (distance > ap) dist = ap
+		add  esp, 4;
+		jmp  ai_move_away_hook_Ret;
+	}
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 static long __fastcall RollFriendlyFire(fo::GameObject* target, fo::GameObject* attacker) {
@@ -436,6 +452,13 @@ void AI::init() {
 	// Fix AI behavior for "Snipe" distance preference
 	// The attacker will try to shoot the target instead of always running away from it at the beginning of the turn
 	MakeCall(0x42B086, cai_perform_distance_prefs_hack);
+
+	// Fix for ai_move_away_ engine function not working correctly in cases when needing to move a distance away from the target
+	// now the function also takes the distance argument in a negative value for moving away at a distance
+	HookCall(0x4289A7, ai_move_away_hook);
+	// also patch combat_safety_invalidate_weapon_func_ for returning out_range argument in a negative value
+	SafeWrite8(0x421628, 0xD0);    // sub edx, eax > sub eax, edx
+	SafeWrite16(0x42162A, 0xFF40); // lea eax, [edx+1] > lea eax, [eax-1]
 }
 
 fo::GameObject* __stdcall AI::AIGetLastAttacker(fo::GameObject* target) {
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp b/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
index a16bf127..3ebfb90a 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/BugFixes.cpp
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ end:
 	}
 }
 
-static void __declspec(naked) ai_move_steps_closer_hook() {
+static void __declspec(naked) ai_combat_turn_run_hook() {
 	__asm {
 		call  fo::funcoffs::combat_turn_run_;
 		movzx dx, word ptr [esi + damageFlags]; // combat_data.results
@@ -3040,7 +3040,11 @@ void BugFixes::init()
 
 	// Fix for critters killed in combat by scripting still being able to move in their combat turn if the distance parameter
 	// in their AI packages is set to stay_close/charge, or NPCsTryToSpendExtraAP is enabled
-	HookCall(0x42A1A8, ai_move_steps_closer_hook); // old 0x42B24D
+	HookCalls(ai_combat_turn_run_hook, {
+		0x42A1A8, // ai_move_steps_closer_ (old 0x42B24D)
+		0x42898D, // ai_run_away_  (potential fix)
+		0x428AB3  // ai_move_away_ (potential fix)
+	});
 
 	// Fix instant death critical
 	dlog("Applying instant death fix.", DL_INIT);