diff --git a/portal.lua b/portal.lua
index 663f86c..86654d8 100644
--- a/portal.lua
+++ b/portal.lua
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ end
 
 local function is_hellportal(pos)
 	local x, y, z = pos.x, pos.y, pos.z
+	if y < 0 then y = y+1 end
+
 	for _,i in pairs({-1, 3}) do
 		if minetest.get_node({x=x, y=y+i, z=z}).name ~= "hell:white" then
 			return
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ local function hell_port(player, pos)
 		else
 			y = my or portal_target+math.random(4)
 		end
-		destination_pos.y = y - 0.3
+		destination_pos.y = y + 0.7
 
 		player_to_hell(player, destination_pos)
 	end