diff --git a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_left_state.gd b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_left_state.gd
index c9b47bb..b747aed 100644
--- a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_left_state.gd
+++ b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_left_state.gd
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
-extends CultistFallState
-
-
-@export var fall_state: CultistState
+extends CultistFallSidewaysState
 
 
 func enter() -> void:
 	cultist.sprite.play(CultistSprite.ANIMATION_FALL_LEFT)
-
-
-func physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
-	cultist.velocity += cultist.get_gravity() * delta
-	cultist.move_and_slide()
-	if cultist.is_on_floor():
-		switch_state.emit(look_around_state)
-	elif is_zero_approx(cultist.velocity.x):
-		switch_state.emit(fall_state)
diff --git a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_right_state.gd b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_right_state.gd
index 53cb3c2..72295bc 100644
--- a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_right_state.gd
+++ b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_right_state.gd
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
-extends CultistFallState
-
-
-@export var fall_state: CultistState
+extends CultistFallSidewaysState
 
 
 func enter() -> void:
 	cultist.sprite.play(CultistSprite.ANIMATION_FALL_RIGHT)
-
-
-func physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
-	cultist.velocity += cultist.get_gravity() * delta
-	cultist.move_and_slide()
-	if cultist.is_on_floor():
-		switch_state.emit(look_around_state)
-	elif is_zero_approx(cultist.velocity.x):
-		switch_state.emit(fall_state)
diff --git a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_sideways_state.gd b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_sideways_state.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7028667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_sideways_state.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class_name CultistFallSidewaysState
+extends CultistFallState
+
+
+@export var fall_state: CultistState
+
+
+func physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	var is_on_floor := _move_down_and_check_floor(delta)
+	if not is_on_floor and is_zero_approx(cultist.velocity.x):
+		switch_state.emit(fall_state)
diff --git a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_sideways_state.gd.uid b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_sideways_state.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1ec2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_sideways_state.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dknrtf0f5wgnr
diff --git a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_state.gd b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_state.gd
index 68b78e9..afa50aa 100644
--- a/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_state.gd
+++ b/game/characters/enemies/state_machine/fall_state.gd
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ func enter() -> void:
 
 
 func physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	_move_down_and_check_floor(delta)
+
+
+func _move_down_and_check_floor(delta: float) -> bool:
 	cultist.velocity += cultist.get_gravity() * delta
 	cultist.move_and_slide()
 	if cultist.is_on_floor():
 		switch_state.emit(look_around_state)
+		return true
+	return false