diff --git a/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp b/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp
index 90d4b28b6..aed5ca413 100644
--- a/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/client/src/user_entity.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ CUserEntity::CUserEntity()
 	_LateralVelocity	= 0.0f;
 
 	_SpeedServerAdjust  = 1.0f;
-	
+
 	// \todo GUIGUI : do it more generic.
 	_First_Pos = false;
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ CUserEntity::CUserEntity()
 	_MoveToAction= CUserEntity::None;
 	_MoveToDist= 0.0;
 	_MoveToColStartTime= 0;
-
+	_HeadPitch = Pi/2;
 	_FollowForceHeadPitch= false;
 
 	_ForceLookSlot= CLFECOMMON::INVALID_SLOT;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ CUserEntity::~CUserEntity()
 	_MountSpeeds.release();
 
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
-	
+
 	{
 		CCDBNodeLeaf *node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:USER:IS_INVISIBLE", false);
 		if (node)
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ void CUserEntity::applyMotion(CEntityCL *target)
 		speed = getVelocity()*_SpeedFactor.getValue();
 		_SpeedFactor.addFactorValue(0.005f);
 	}
-	
+
 	// SPEED VECTOR NULL -> NO MOVE
 	if(speed == CVectorD::Null)
 		return;
@@ -1674,11 +1674,11 @@ void CUserEntity::moveToAction(CEntityCL *ent)
 	case CUserEntity::Outpost:
 		CLuaManager::getInstance().executeLuaScript("game:outpostBCOpenStateWindow()", 0);
 		break;
-	// BuildTotem 
+	// BuildTotem
 	case CUserEntity::BuildTotem:
 		buildTotem();
 		break;
-	// openArkUrl 
+	// openArkUrl
 	case CUserEntity::OpenArkUrl:
 		CLuaManager::getInstance().executeLuaScript("getUI('ui:interface:web_transactions'):find('html'):browse(ArkTargetUrl)", 0);
 		break;
@@ -2552,9 +2552,9 @@ void CUserEntity::rotHeadVertically(float ang)
 //-----------------------------------------------
 void CUserEntity::setHeadPitch(double hp)
 {
-	_HeadPitch= hp;
-	const double bound= Pi/2 - 0.01;	//  epsilon to avoid gimbal lock
-	clamp(_HeadPitch, -bound, bound);
+	_HeadPitch = hp;
+	//  epsilon to avoid gimbal lock
+	clamp(_HeadPitch, -Pi/2 + 0.01, Pi/2 - 0.5);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@ void CUserEntity::CSpeedFactor::update(ICDBNode *node) // virtual
 	CCDBNodeLeaf *leaf = safe_cast<CCDBNodeLeaf *>(node);
 	_Value = ((float)leaf->getValue64())/100.0f;
 	//nlinfo("SpeedFactor changed to %f / %" NL_I64 "u", _Value, leaf->getValue64());
-	
+
 	// clamp the value (2.0 is the egg item or the level 6 speed up power up, nothing should be faster)
 	// commented because ring editor speed is in fact faster
 	//if(_Value > 2.0f)