diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
index 25e82de..4fd84bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ public class Utl {
     }
 
     public static class Entity {
+        /**
+         * the customizable y height of the entity, as some versions have different sitting heights on the entity
+         */
+        private static final double Y_ADJUSTMENT = 0;
 
         /**
          * checks if the entity's block is still there, & is valid
@@ -221,8 +225,12 @@ public class Utl {
          * gets the bound block pos of the sit entity
          */
         public static BlockPos getBlockPos(DisplayEntity.TextDisplayEntity entity) {
+            // the entity Y level, adjusted
+            // the adjustment - is the opposite of the offset applied in Entity.create()
+            double entityY = entity.getY() + (Y_ADJUSTMENT*-1);
+
             // get the block pos
-            BlockPos pos = new BlockPos(entity.getBlockX(),entity.getBlockY(),entity.getBlockZ());
+            BlockPos pos = new BlockPos(entity.getBlockX(),(int)entityY,entity.getBlockZ());
             // if above the block, subtract 1
             if (isAboveBlockHeight(entity)) {
                 pos = pos.add(0,-1,0);
@@ -254,20 +262,20 @@ public class Utl {
             entity.setInvulnerable(true);
             entity.setInvisible(true);
 
-            /// make a double for adjusting the entity height if some versions change the player sit height on entities again
-            double adjustmentY = 0;
-
             // get the entities y level
             double entityY = blockPos.getY();
-            entityY += sitHeight + adjustmentY;
+            entityY += sitHeight;
 
             // set the entities position
-            entity.updatePositionAndAngles(blockPos.getX()+.5, entityY, blockPos.getZ()+.5, 0, 0);
+            entity.updatePosition(blockPos.getX()+.5, entityY, blockPos.getZ()+.5);
 
             // change pitch based on if player is sitting below block height or not (full block height only)
             if (entity.getY() == blockPos.getY() + 1) entity.setPitch(90); // below
             else entity.setPitch(-90); // above
 
+            // adjusting the entity height after doing the main calculations, for correct player visuals
+            entity.updatePosition(entity.getX(),entityY+Y_ADJUSTMENT,entity.getZ());
+
             return entity;
         }