diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Logic.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Logic.java
index f07f822..b128b94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Logic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Logic.java
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public class Logic {
      * @return true if sitting was successful
      */
     public static boolean sitLooking(ServerPlayerEntity player) {
-        return sit(player, Utl.getBlockPosPlayerIsLookingAt(player.getServerWorld(),player,5),null);
+        return sit(player, Utl.getBlockPosPlayerIsLookingAt(player.getServerWorld(),player,
+                Utl.getPlayerReach(player)),null);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
index ec16687..ea2fc19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Utl.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import net.minecraft.block.*;
 import net.minecraft.block.enums.BlockHalf;
 import net.minecraft.block.enums.SlabType;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityType;
+import net.minecraft.entity.attribute.EntityAttributes;
 import net.minecraft.entity.decoration.DisplayEntity;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.PlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.item.BlockItem;
@@ -482,4 +483,13 @@ public class Utl {
 
         return new BlockPos(player.getBlockPos());
     }
+
+    public static double getPlayerReach(PlayerEntity player) {
+        // use the BLOCK_INTERACTION_RANGE attribute if available
+        if (player.getAttributeInstance(EntityAttributes.BLOCK_INTERACTION_RANGE) != null) {
+            return player.getAttributeValue(EntityAttributes.BLOCK_INTERACTION_RANGE);
+        }
+        // fallback to 5
+        return 5;
+    }
 }