diff --git a/assets/mods/basegame/wires/8198.tga b/assets/mods/basegame/wires/8198.tga
index aefc29cac..824f81539 100644
--- a/assets/mods/basegame/wires/8198.tga
+++ b/assets/mods/basegame/wires/8198.tga
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:f1299b2985208fc655d90af582f861e4bb4bafef4c108ca5f7d817e227535467
+oid sha256:23425ba34016e28d506cdce69e2ea4862bd348e6267c6c95ef8af9cc2ac6d0f0
 size 16402
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/WireActor.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/WireActor.kt
index b519bbba6..8037a05a3 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/WireActor.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/WireActor.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class WireActor(id: ActorID) : ActorWithBody(RenderOrder.WIRES, PhysProperties.I
 
     init {
         referenceID = id
-        setHitboxDimension(2, 2, 0, 0)
+        setHitboxDimension(TILE_SIZE, TILE_SIZE, 0, 0)
     }
 
     private var wireID = ""
@@ -63,14 +63,15 @@ class WireActor(id: ActorID) : ActorWithBody(RenderOrder.WIRES, PhysProperties.I
             }
         }
         sprite!!.currentFrame = ret
+        sprite!!.flipVertical = true // turns out the sprites are rendered upside-down by default :(
     }
 
     private fun getNearbyTilesPos(x: Int, y: Int): Array<Point2i> {
         return arrayOf(
                 Point2i(x + 1, y),
-                Point2i(x, y - 1),
+                Point2i(x, y + 1),
                 Point2i(x - 1, y),
-                Point2i(x, y + 1) // don't know why but it doesn't work if I don't flip Y
+                Point2i(x, y - 1)
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/work_files/graphics/wires/wires_collection_powerwires.kra b/work_files/graphics/wires/wires_collection_powerwires.kra
index 5e6016d35..b313ef79b 100644
--- a/work_files/graphics/wires/wires_collection_powerwires.kra
+++ b/work_files/graphics/wires/wires_collection_powerwires.kra
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:fc6ee1a0c1f1161f4de87d8d990dc2b74b88c19fa757b498a4187eeec5ac50a5
-size 222879
+oid sha256:d03027b3317f90d0edcefc4c53b0782f081a0399ea80410d9ee6ebaf96917fb1
+size 223311