diff --git a/src/game/mod.rs b/src/game/mod.rs
index 6328964..b9694c3 100644
--- a/src/game/mod.rs
+++ b/src/game/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn setup_level(
             sensitivity: Vec2::new(0.0007, 0.0007),
         },
         Camera3d::default(),
-        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 1.75, 2.0),
+        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 1.75, 0.0),
     ));
 
     // spawn the ground plane
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn do_shoot_on_left_click(
     let camera_transform = camera_query.into_inner();
 
     let bullet_fired_event = BulletFiredEvent {
-        position: camera_transform.translation() + Dir3::NEG_X * 2.0,
+        position: camera_transform.translation(),
         direction: camera_transform.forward(),
         speed: 200.0,
         radius: 0.008,