diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index fd0566b..f454604 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -256,13 +256,24 @@ end
 -- Evade
 local function tpe(player)
 	local negatives = { '-','' } -- either it's this way or that way
-	local isnegative = negatives[math.random(2)]
-	local distance = isnegative .. math.random(4,15) -- the distance to jump
-	local times = math.random(3,6) -- how many times to jump - minimum,maximum
 	local options = { 'x', 'y', 'z' }
-	local axis = options[math.random(3)]
+	local mindistance = 4
+	local maxdistance = 15
+	local isnegative = ''
+	local distance = 0
+	local times = 0
+	local axis = ''
 	for i = 1,times do
-		minetest.after(1, function() tpj(axis,distance) end) -- do this every 1 second
+		-- do this every 1 second
+		minetest.after(1,
+			function() 
+				isnegative = negatives[math.random(2)]
+				distance = isnegative .. math.random(mindistance,maxdistance) -- the distance to jump
+				times = math.random(3,6) -- how many times to jump - minimum,maximum
+				axis = options[math.random(3)]
+				tpj(axis,distance)
+			end
+		)
 	end
 end