diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java
index aca54a7601..475824a8a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java
@@ -435,6 +435,17 @@ public Player getPlayer() {
         return (Player) entity;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the dPlayer corresponding to this dEntity
+     *
+     * @return  The dPlayer
+     */
+
+    public dPlayer getDenizenPlayer() {
+
+        return new dPlayer(getPlayer());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check whether this dEntity is a Player
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/entity/FlyCommand.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/entity/FlyCommand.java
index b2aeb9c272..b33963b118 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/entity/FlyCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/entity/FlyCommand.java
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ else if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("controller")
                      && arg.matchesArgumentType(dPlayer.class)
                      && arg.matchesPrefix("controller, c")) {
 
-               scriptEntry.addObject("controller", (arg.asType(dPlayer.class)));
+               // Check if it matches a dPlayer, but save it as a dEntity
+               scriptEntry.addObject("controller", (arg.asType(dEntity.class)));
             }
 
             else if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("origin")