diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/superbwarfare/models/item/steel_pipe.json b/src/main/resources/assets/superbwarfare/models/item/steel_pipe.json
index c73144adf..f810ae171 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/superbwarfare/models/item/steel_pipe.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/superbwarfare/models/item/steel_pipe.json
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@
 			"scale": [0.75, 0.75, 0.75]
 		},
 		"ground": {
-			"translation": [0, 5.25, 0]
+			"rotation": [90, 0, 0],
+			"translation": [0, 0, -5]
 		},
 		"gui": {
 			"rotation": [180, 0, -135],