diff --git a/breakout.c b/breakout.c
index 61d9acb..a17341e 100644
--- a/breakout.c
+++ b/breakout.c
@@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ void BALL_MoveAwayFromBoundaries(Ball * obj){
 bool BALL_CollideWithPaddle(Ball * obj, Paddle * paddle){
     if (RECT_Collide(&(obj->TargetRect), &(paddle->TargetRect))) {
         Vector ballCenter = BALL_GetCenter(obj);
-        if (ballCenter.y > (paddle->TargetRect).y) // if the ball hits the paddle from the sides (or the bottom (?))
-            BALL_CollideWithRect(obj, &(paddle->TargetRect));
+        if ((ballCenter.x) > ((paddle->TargetRect).x) || (ballCenter.x) < ((paddle->TargetRect).x + (paddle->TargetRect).w)) // if the ball hits the paddle from the sides (or the bottom (?))
+            BALL_SteerMomentum(obj, paddle);                                                                                 // Sets it to unit vector!
         else
-            BALL_SteerMomentum(obj, paddle);       // Sets it to unit vector!
-                                                   // Following assumes that the paddle position was udated before the ball was updated
+            BALL_CollideWithRect(obj, &(paddle->TargetRect));
+        // Following assumes that the paddle position was udated before the ball was updated
         while (RECT_Collide(&(obj->TargetRect), &(paddle->TargetRect))) { // Move away from rect in small steps
             (obj->Location) = VECTOR_Add((obj->Location), (obj->Momentum));
             BALL_MoveAwayFromBoundaries(obj);