diff --git a/bwapi/Backend/1.16.1/BWAPIBackend_1161/Source/BWAPI/UnitImpl.cpp b/bwapi/Backend/1.16.1/BWAPIBackend_1161/Source/BWAPI/UnitImpl.cpp
index fe1c52e09..bbbe1663d 100755
--- a/bwapi/Backend/1.16.1/BWAPIBackend_1161/Source/BWAPI/UnitImpl.cpp
+++ b/bwapi/Backend/1.16.1/BWAPIBackend_1161/Source/BWAPI/UnitImpl.cpp
@@ -1308,26 +1308,20 @@ namespace BWAPI4
 
     /////// Compute distance
 
-    // retrieve left/top/right/bottom values for calculations
-    int left = target.x - 1;
-    int top = target.y - 1;
-    int right = target.x + 1;
-    int bottom = target.y + 1;
-
     // compute x distance
-    int xDist = this->getLeft() - right;
+    int xDist = this->getLeft() - target.x;
     if (xDist < 0)
     {
-      xDist = left - this->getRight();
+      xDist = target.x - (this->getRight() + 1);
       if (xDist < 0)
         xDist = 0;
     }
 
     // compute y distance
-    int yDist = this->getTop() - bottom;
+    int yDist = this->getTop() - target.y;
     if (yDist < 0)
     {
-      yDist = top - this->getBottom();
+      yDist = target.y - (this->getBottom() + 1);
       if (yDist < 0)
         yDist = 0;
     }
diff --git a/bwapi/Frontend/BWAPILIB/Source/Unit.cpp b/bwapi/Frontend/BWAPILIB/Source/Unit.cpp
index f724678fb..b695fb7f8 100755
--- a/bwapi/Frontend/BWAPILIB/Source/Unit.cpp
+++ b/bwapi/Frontend/BWAPILIB/Source/Unit.cpp
@@ -182,26 +182,20 @@ int Unit::getDistance(Position target) const
 
   /////// Compute distance
 
-  // retrieve left/top/right/bottom values for calculations
-  int left = target.x - 1;
-  int top = target.y - 1;
-  int right = target.x + 1;
-  int bottom = target.y + 1;
-
   // compute x distance
-  int xDist = this->getLeft() - right;
+  int xDist = this->getLeft() - target.x;
   if (xDist < 0)
   {
-    xDist = left - this->getRight();
+    xDist = target.x - (this->getRight() + 1);
     if (xDist < 0)
       xDist = 0;
   }
 
   // compute y distance
-  int yDist = this->getTop() - bottom;
+  int yDist = this->getTop() - target.y;
   if (yDist < 0)
   {
-    yDist = top - this->getBottom();
+    yDist = target.y - (this->getBottom() + 1);
     if (yDist < 0)
       yDist = 0;
   }
diff --git a/bwapi/include/BWAPI/Position.h b/bwapi/include/BWAPI/Position.h
index 8e4449bfe..1e788c0c6 100755
--- a/bwapi/include/BWAPI/Position.h
+++ b/bwapi/include/BWAPI/Position.h
@@ -275,12 +275,12 @@ namespace BWAPI
     /// @see getDistance
     int getApproxDistance(const Point<T,Scale> &position) const
     {
-      unsigned int min = abs((int)(this->x - position.x));
-      unsigned int max = abs((int)(this->y - position.y));
+      unsigned int max = abs((int)(this->x - position.x));
+      unsigned int min = abs((int)(this->y - position.y));
       if ( max < min )
         std::swap(min, max);
 
-      if ( min < (max >> 2) )
+      if ( min <= (max >> 2) )
         return max;
 
       unsigned int minCalc = (3*min) >> 3;