diff --git a/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/collision/GhostCollisionChecker.java b/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/collision/GhostCollisionChecker.java
index 9a7d68e..91489a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/collision/GhostCollisionChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/collision/GhostCollisionChecker.java
@@ -16,56 +16,15 @@ public class GhostCollisionChecker {
         this.map = map;
     }
 
-    public Point getValidDestination(Direction direction, Point position, int agent_width, int agent_height) {
-
-        List<Point> bounderies = switch (direction) {
-            case RIGHT -> List.of(
-                    new Point(position.x + agent_width, position.y), // TOPRIGHT
-                    new Point(position.x + agent_width, position.y + agent_height)); // BOTTOMRIGHT
-            case LEFT -> List.of(
-                    position, // TOPLEFT
-                    new Point(position.x, position.y + agent_height)); // BOTTOMLEFT
-            case UP -> List.of(
-                    position, // TOPLEFT
-                    new Point(position.x + agent_width, position.y)); // TOPRIGHT
-            case DOWN -> List.of(
-                    new Point(position.x, position.y + agent_height), // BOTTOMLEFT
-                    new Point(position.x + agent_width, position.y + agent_height)); // BOTTOMRIGHT
-            default -> Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
-        };
-
-        log.debug("{} bounderies for {} are {}", direction, position, bounderies);
-
-        List<Point> normalizedBoundaries = bounderies.stream()
-                .map(p -> normalizePosition(direction, p, agent_width, agent_height))
-                .toList();
-
-        if (! map.isSolid(normalizedBoundaries)) {
-            log.debug("{} is open", direction); 
-            return normalizePosition(direction, position, agent_width, agent_height);
-        }{
-            log.debug("{} is blocked", direction);
-            return null;
-        }
-         // Blocked
-    }
-
-    public Point normalizePosition(Direction dir, Point pos, int agent_width, int agent_height) {
-        int x = pos.x;
-        int y = pos.y;
-        int width = map.getWidth();
-        int height = map.getHeight();
-
-        // tunnel
-        if (x < GameMap.OFFSET_X) x = width - agent_width - GameMap.OFFSET_X;       // right
-        if (x >= (width - GameMap.OFFSET_X)) x = GameMap.OFFSET_X;     // left
-
-        return new Point(x, y);
-    }
-
     public List<Direction> calculateDirectionAlternatives(Point position) {
         List<Direction> intersection = map.directionAlternatives(position);
         log.info("Possible travel directions: {}", intersection);
         return intersection;
     }
+
+    public Point canMoveTo(Direction dir, Point pos) {
+        Point pp = new Point(pos.x + dir.dx * GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE/2, pos.y + dir.dy * GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE/2);
+
+        return  ! map.isSolid(pp.x, pp.y) ? pos : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/entities/Ghost.java b/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/entities/Ghost.java
index a10a3ef..5deb5e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/entities/Ghost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/entities/Ghost.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Ghost {
 
     private static int GHOST_SIZE = 32;
     private static final int ANIMATION_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 25;
-    private static final int COLLISION_BOX_OFFSET = (GHOST_SIZE - COLLISION_BOX_SIZE) / 2;
+    private static final int COLLISION_BOX_OFFSET = COLLISION_BOX_SIZE / 2;
     private static final BufferedImage COLLISION_BOX = MiscUtil.createOutlinedBox(COLLISION_BOX_SIZE, COLLISION_BOX_SIZE, Color.black, 2);
 
     private final Game game;
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ public class Ghost {
         this.game = game;
         this.collisionChecker = collisionChecker;
         this.strategy = strategy;
-        position = new Point(13 * 16 + 8 + GameMap.OFFSET_X, 4 * 16 + GameMap.OFFSET_Y);
+        position = new Point(
+                13 * GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE + (GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE / 2) + GameMap.OFFSET_X,
+                4 * GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE + (GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE / 2) + GameMap.OFFSET_Y);
         loadAnimation();
     }
 
@@ -60,11 +62,15 @@ public class Ghost {
     public void draw(Graphics g) {
         g.drawImage(
                 animation[aniIndex],
-                position.x - COLLISION_BOX_OFFSET,
-                position.y - COLLISION_BOX_OFFSET,
+                position.x - GHOST_SIZE / 2,
+                position.y - GHOST_SIZE / 2,
                 GHOST_SIZE,
                 GHOST_SIZE, null);
-        g.drawImage(COLLISION_BOX, position.x, position.y, COLLISION_BOX_SIZE, COLLISION_BOX_SIZE, null);
+        g.drawImage(COLLISION_BOX,
+                position.x - COLLISION_BOX_OFFSET,
+                position.y - COLLISION_BOX_OFFSET,
+                COLLISION_BOX_SIZE,
+                COLLISION_BOX_SIZE, null);
     }
 
     public void update(PacMan pacman) {
@@ -74,6 +80,12 @@ public class Ghost {
 
     private void updatePosition(PacMan pacman) {
         if(movementTick >= GHOST_MOVEMENT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY) {
+            if(!isAlligned(position)){
+                position = align(position);
+                log.debug("Aligned: {}", position);
+                return;
+            }
+
             log.info("Evaluating possible directions");
             Direction intendedDirection = chooseDirection(
                     collisionChecker.calculateDirectionAlternatives(position),
@@ -82,11 +94,10 @@ public class Ghost {
 
             log.info("selecting direction {}", intendedDirection);
             Point newPosition = new Point(
-                    position.x += intendedDirection.dx * GHOST_SPEED,
-                    position.y += intendedDirection.dy * GHOST_SPEED);
-
-            Point destination = collisionChecker.getValidDestination(intendedDirection, newPosition, COLLISION_BOX_SIZE, COLLISION_BOX_SIZE);
+                   position.x + intendedDirection.dx * GHOST_SPEED,
+                    position.y + intendedDirection.dy * GHOST_SPEED);
 
+            Point destination = collisionChecker.canMoveTo(intendedDirection, newPosition);
             if(destination != null) {
                 position = destination;
             }
@@ -94,8 +105,19 @@ public class Ghost {
         } else movementTick++;
     }
 
+    private boolean isAlligned(Point pos) {
+        int row = pos.x % GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE;
+        int col = pos.y % GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE;
+        return row == GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE/2 || col == GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE /2;
+    }
+    private Point align(Point point){
+        int row = point.x / GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE;
+        int col = point.y / GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE;
+        return new Point(row * GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE + GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE /2, col * GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE  + GameMap.MAP_TILESIZE /2);
+    }
+
     private Direction chooseDirection(List<Direction> options, Point target) {
-        Direction best = options.get(0);
+        Direction best = options.getFirst();
         double bestDist = Double.MAX_VALUE;
 
         for (Direction d : options) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/map/GameMap.java b/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/map/GameMap.java
index 77a401e..ec222bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/map/GameMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/se/urmo/game/map/GameMap.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class GameMap {
         return points.stream().allMatch(p -> isSolid(p.x, p.y));
     }
 
-    private boolean isSolid(int x, int y) {
+    public boolean isSolid(int x, int y) {
         int row = (y - OFFSET_Y) / MAP_TILESIZE;
         int col = (x - OFFSET_X) / MAP_TILESIZE;
         MapTile mapTile = mapData[row][col];