diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/Movement.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/Movement.java
index 27cbb08e7..ee9bf27a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/Movement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/Movement.java
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ public abstract class Movement implements Helper, MovementHelper {
         } else if (state.getStatus() == MovementStatus.PREPPING) {
             state.setStatus(MovementStatus.WAITING);
         }
+
+        if (state.getStatus() == MovementStatus.WAITING) {
+            state.setStatus(MovementStatus.RUNNING);
+        }
+
         return state;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementAscend.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementAscend.java
index f32253373..1dce611c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementAscend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementAscend.java
@@ -122,14 +122,8 @@ public class MovementAscend extends Movement {
         super.updateState(state);
         // TODO incorporate some behavior from ActionClimb (specifically how it waited until it was at most 1.2 blocks away before starting to jump
         // for efficiency in ascending minimal height staircases, which is just repeated MovementAscend, so that it doesn't bonk its head on the ceiling repeatedly)
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         if (playerFeet().equals(dest)) {
             return state.setStatus(MovementStatus.SUCCESS);
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDescend.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDescend.java
index 6e299bd14..b9004d9ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDescend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDescend.java
@@ -65,14 +65,8 @@ public class MovementDescend extends Movement {
     @Override
     public MovementState updateState(MovementState state) {
         super.updateState(state);
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         BlockPos playerFeet = playerFeet();
         if (playerFeet.equals(dest)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDiagonal.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDiagonal.java
index 7bde41c74..8ece8a44d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDiagonal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDiagonal.java
@@ -52,14 +52,8 @@ public class MovementDiagonal extends Movement {
     @Override
     public MovementState updateState(MovementState state) {
         super.updateState(state);
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         if (playerFeet().equals(dest)) {
             state.setStatus(MovementState.MovementStatus.SUCCESS);
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDownward.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDownward.java
index 724b8688f..8262035ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDownward.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementDownward.java
@@ -60,14 +60,8 @@ public class MovementDownward extends Movement {
     @Override
     public MovementState updateState(MovementState state) {
         super.updateState(state);
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         if (playerFeet().equals(dest)) {
             state.setStatus(MovementState.MovementStatus.SUCCESS);
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementFall.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementFall.java
index 5c40c706b..6117b418a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementFall.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementFall.java
@@ -80,14 +80,8 @@ public class MovementFall extends Movement {
     @Override
     public MovementState updateState(MovementState state) {
         super.updateState(state);
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         BlockPos playerFeet = playerFeet();
         Rotation targetRotation = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementPillar.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementPillar.java
index dba554664..794eb3175 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementPillar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementPillar.java
@@ -107,14 +107,8 @@ public class MovementPillar extends Movement {
     @Override
     public MovementState updateState(MovementState state) {
         super.updateState(state);
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         IBlockState fromDown = BlockStateInterface.get(src);
         boolean ladder = fromDown.getBlock() instanceof BlockLadder || fromDown.getBlock() instanceof BlockVine;
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementTraverse.java b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementTraverse.java
index e92fc5277..485fc5a79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementTraverse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/pathing/movement/movements/MovementTraverse.java
@@ -129,14 +129,8 @@ public class MovementTraverse extends Movement {
     @Override
     public MovementState updateState(MovementState state) {
         super.updateState(state);
-        switch (state.getStatus()) {
-            case WAITING:
-                state.setStatus(MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING);
-            case RUNNING:
-                break;
-            default:
-                return state;
-        }
+        if (state.getStatus() != MovementState.MovementStatus.RUNNING)
+            return state;
 
         Block fd = BlockStateInterface.get(src.down()).getBlock();
         boolean ladder = fd instanceof BlockLadder || fd instanceof BlockVine;