diff --git a/About/About.xml b/About/About.xml
index 435caf2..613ba37 100644
--- a/About/About.xml
+++ b/About/About.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <li>Multiplayer</li>
   </incompatibleWith>
   <packageId>brrainz.zombieland</packageId>
-  <modVersion>4.3.5.0</modVersion>
+  <modVersion>4.3.6.0</modVersion>
   <steamAppId>928376710</steamAppId>
   <description>Do you like The Walking Dead? Are you afraid of The Undead? Good. Because this mod will give you the Heebie-jeebies!
 
diff --git a/About/Manifest.xml b/About/Manifest.xml
index fb61435..b219a9c 100644
--- a/About/Manifest.xml
+++ b/About/Manifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <Manifest>
   <identifier>net.pardeike.rimworld.mod.zombieland</identifier>
-  <version>4.3.5.0</version>
+  <version>4.3.6.0</version>
   <targetVersions>
     <li>1.4.0</li>
   </targetVersions>
diff --git a/Assemblies/ZombieLand.dll b/Assemblies/ZombieLand.dll
index 9dffdee..a1b18d9 100644
Binary files a/Assemblies/ZombieLand.dll and b/Assemblies/ZombieLand.dll differ
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 110d30a..3198ec6 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		<ModName>ZombieLand</ModName>
 		<ModFileName>ZombieLand</ModFileName>
 		<Repository>https://github.com/pardeike/Zombieland</Repository>
-		<ModVersion>4.3.5.0</ModVersion>
+		<ModVersion>4.3.6.0</ModVersion>
 		<ProjectGuid>{34AA2AF2-8E82-4C5B-8ABA-9AC53DA7C110}</ProjectGuid>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/Source/JobDriver_Stumble.cs b/Source/JobDriver_Stumble.cs
index dedb8c4..93dab9d 100644
--- a/Source/JobDriver_Stumble.cs
+++ b/Source/JobDriver_Stumble.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ public class JobDriver_Stumble : JobDriver
 
 		public Thing eatTarget;
 		public Pawn lastEatTarget;
+		public IntVec3 lastEatTargetPosition;
 		public int eatDelayCounter;
 		public int eatDelay;
 
 		void InitAction()
 		{
 			destination = IntVec3.Invalid;
+			lastEatTargetPosition = IntVec3.Invalid;
 		}
 
 		public override void ExposeData()
@@ -27,12 +29,16 @@ public override void ExposeData()
 			Scribe_Values.Look(ref destination, "destination", IntVec3.Invalid);
 			Scribe_References.Look(ref eatTarget, "eatTarget");
 			Scribe_References.Look(ref lastEatTarget, "lastEatTarget");
+			Scribe_Values.Look(ref lastEatTargetPosition, "lastEatTargetPosition", IntVec3.Invalid);
 			Scribe_Values.Look(ref eatDelayCounter, "eatDelayCounter");
 
 			// previous versions of Zombieland stored the inner pawn of a corpse
 			// in the eatTarget. We have since then changed it to contain the corpse
 			// itself. For older saves, we need to convert this.
 			//
+			// we also need to update lastEatTargetPosition since it was not present
+			// in older saves
+			//
 			if (Scribe.mode == LoadSaveMode.PostLoadInit)
 			{
 				if (eatTarget is Pawn p && p.Map != null)
@@ -43,6 +49,9 @@ public override void ExposeData()
 						.OfType<Corpse>()
 						.FirstOrDefault(c => c.InnerPawn == eatTarget);
 				}
+
+				// update lastEatTargetPosition
+				lastEatTargetPosition = lastEatTarget?.Position ?? IntVec3.Invalid;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/Source/ZombieStateHandler.cs b/Source/ZombieStateHandler.cs
index 4d9bbfe..b2fbd2f 100644
--- a/Source/ZombieStateHandler.cs
+++ b/Source/ZombieStateHandler.cs
@@ -337,10 +337,11 @@ public static bool Eat(this JobDriver_Stumble driver, Zombie zombie, PheromoneGr
 			if (zombie.hasTankyShield != -1f || zombie.hasTankyHelmet != -1f || zombie.hasTankySuit != -1f)
 				return false;
 
-			if (driver.eatTarget != null && driver.eatTarget.Spawned == false)
+			if (driver.eatTarget != null && (driver.eatTarget.Spawned == false || driver.eatTarget.Position != driver.lastEatTargetPosition))
 			{
 				driver.eatTarget = null;
 				driver.lastEatTarget = null;
+				driver.lastEatTargetPosition = IntVec3.Invalid;
 				driver.eatDelayCounter = 0;
 			}
 			if (driver.eatTarget == null && grid.GetZombieCount(zombie.Position) <= 2)
@@ -371,7 +372,8 @@ static bool LeanAndDelay(this JobDriver_Stumble driver, Zombie zombie, Pawn eatT
 				if (eatTargetPawn != driver.lastEatTarget)
 				{
 					driver.lastEatTarget = eatTargetPawn;
-					zombie.rotationTracker.FaceCell(driver.eatTarget.Position);
+					driver.lastEatTargetPosition = eatTargetPawn.Position;
+					zombie.rotationTracker.FaceCell(driver.lastEatTargetPosition);
 					if (zombie.Drawer.leaner is ZombieLeaner zombieLeaner)
 					{
 						var offset = (driver.eatTarget.Position.ToVector3() - zombie.Position.ToVector3()) * 0.5f;