diff --git a/DesktopVRIK/DesktopVRIKSystem.cs b/DesktopVRIK/DesktopVRIKSystem.cs
index 7c25cd4..b879af9 100644
--- a/DesktopVRIK/DesktopVRIKSystem.cs
+++ b/DesktopVRIK/DesktopVRIKSystem.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ internal class DesktopVRIKSystem : MonoBehaviour
 
         DesktopVRIKMod.UpdateAllSettings();
     }
-    
+
     void Update()
     {
         if (avatarVRIK == null) return;
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ internal class DesktopVRIKSystem : MonoBehaviour
             avatarIKSolver.IKPositionWeight = BodySystem.TrackingPositionWeight;
             avatarIKSolver.locomotion.weight = _locomotionWeight;
 
+            bool useAnimatedBendNormal = _locomotionWeight <= 0f;
+            avatarIKSolver.leftLeg.useAnimatedBendNormal = useAnimatedBendNormal;
+            avatarIKSolver.rightLeg.useAnimatedBendNormal = useAnimatedBendNormal;
             SetArmWeight(avatarIKSolver.leftArm, BodySystem.TrackingLeftArmEnabled && avatarIKSolver.leftArm.target != null);
             SetArmWeight(avatarIKSolver.rightArm, BodySystem.TrackingRightArmEnabled && avatarIKSolver.rightArm.target != null);
             SetLegWeight(avatarIKSolver.leftLeg, BodySystem.TrackingLeftLegEnabled && avatarIKSolver.leftLeg.target != null);
@@ -294,6 +297,8 @@ internal class DesktopVRIKSystem : MonoBehaviour
             avatarIKSolver.IKPositionWeight = 0f;
             avatarIKSolver.locomotion.weight = 0f;
 
+            avatarIKSolver.leftLeg.useAnimatedBendNormal = false;
+            avatarIKSolver.rightLeg.useAnimatedBendNormal = false;
             SetArmWeight(avatarIKSolver.leftArm, false);
             SetArmWeight(avatarIKSolver.rightArm, false);
             SetLegWeight(avatarIKSolver.leftLeg, false);
diff --git a/DesktopVRIK/HarmonyPatches.cs b/DesktopVRIK/HarmonyPatches.cs
index a72b331..69bf391 100644
--- a/DesktopVRIK/HarmonyPatches.cs
+++ b/DesktopVRIK/HarmonyPatches.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ using UnityEngine;
         Freddy (gmod)- Doesn't have any fingers, wristToPalmAxis & palmToThumbAxis needed to be set manually.
         Small Cheese- Emotes are angled wrong due to maxRootAngle..???
 
+    Custom knee bend normal is needed for avatars that scale incredibly small. Using animated knee bend will cause
+    knees to bend in completely wrong directions. We turn it off though when in crouch/prone, as it can bleed
+    into animations.
+
 	Most other avatars play just fine.
 
 **/