diff --git a/ryzom/common/data_common/msg.xml b/ryzom/common/data_common/msg.xml
index 122d89792..f4f001629 100644
--- a/ryzom/common/data_common/msg.xml
+++ b/ryzom/common/data_common/msg.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <leaf name="INIT_BANK" />
     <leaf name="RESET_BANK" />
   </branch>
-  <leaf name="POSITION" sendto="GPMS" format="u32 s32 s32 s32 f" usecycle="yes" description="the client moves to ($i32,$i32,$i32) with heading $f" />
+  <leaf name="POSITION" sendto="GPMS" format="u32 s32 s32 s32 f" description="the client moves at $u32 to ($i32,$i32,$i32) with heading $f" />
   <branch name="HARVEST">
     <leaf name="DEPOSIT" sendto="EGS" format="u16" description="the client shearch a deposit for harvest/digging (param = skill used)" />
     <leaf name="CORPSE" />
diff --git a/ryzom/server/src/gpm_service/client_messages.cpp b/ryzom/server/src/gpm_service/client_messages.cpp
index 8288af508..def228c12 100644
--- a/ryzom/server/src/gpm_service/client_messages.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/server/src/gpm_service/client_messages.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ void cbClientPosition( CMessage& msgin, const string &serviceName, NLNET::TServi
 	H_AUTO(cbClientPosition);
 
 	CEntityId			id;
-	NLMISC::TGameCycle	fsTick;
-	msgin.serial(id, fsTick);
+	msgin.serial(id);
 
 	TDataSetRow entityIndex = TheDataset.getDataSetRow( id );
 	if ( !entityIndex.isValid() )
@@ -62,16 +61,16 @@ void cbClientPosition( CMessage& msgin, const string &serviceName, NLNET::TServi
 	}
 	
 	// entity pos (x, y, z, theta)
-	NLMISC::TGameCycle	clientTick;
+	NLMISC::TGameCycle	tick;
 	sint32				x, y, z;
 	float				heading;
-	msgin.serial(clientTick, x, y, z, heading);
+	msgin.serial(tick, x, y, z, heading);
 
 	if (IsRingShard)
 	{
 		// make sure the move that the player is trying to make is legal
 		// if the move wasn't legal then the values of 'x' and 'y' will be changed to make them legal
-		bool moveWasLegal= pCGPMS->MoveChecker->checkMove(entityIndex, x, y, clientTick);
+		bool moveWasLegal= pCGPMS->MoveChecker->checkMove(entityIndex, x, y, tick);
 
 		// if the move wasn't legal then dispatch a message to the player
 		if (!moveWasLegal)
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ void cbClientPosition( CMessage& msgin, const string &serviceName, NLNET::TServi
 		CMirrorPropValue1DS<sint32>( TheDataset, entityIndex, DSPropertyPOSY )= y;
 		CMirrorPropValue1DS<sint32>( TheDataset, entityIndex, DSPropertyPOSZ )= (z&~7) + (local ? 1 : 0) + (interior ? 2 : 0) + (water ? 4 : 0);
 		CMirrorPropValue1DS<float>( TheDataset, entityIndex, DSPropertyORIENTATION )= heading;
-		CMirrorPropValue1DS<NLMISC::TGameCycle>( TheDataset, entityIndex, DSPropertyTICK_POS )= clientTick + GPMS_LCT_TICKS;
+		CMirrorPropValue1DS<NLMISC::TGameCycle>( TheDataset, entityIndex, DSPropertyTICK_POS )= tick + GPMS_LCT_TICKS;
 
 		CMirrorPropValue1DS<TYPE_CELL> cell ( TheDataset, entityIndex, DSPropertyCELL );
 		uint32	cx = (uint16) ( + x/CWorldPositionManager::getCellSize() );
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ void cbClientPosition( CMessage& msgin, const string &serviceName, NLNET::TServi
 		//CWorldPositionManager::setEntityPosition(id, x, y, z, heading, tick);
 		if (player->getType() == CWorldEntity::Player && player->CheckMotion && player->PosInitialised)
 		{
-			CWorldPositionManager::movePlayer(player, x, y, z, heading, clientTick);
+			CWorldPositionManager::movePlayer(player, x, y, z, heading, tick);
 		}
 	}
 } // cbClientPosition //