diff --git a/src/action.cpp b/src/action.cpp
index 2452cb95cf0..bda6cdf7997 100644
--- a/src/action.cpp
+++ b/src/action.cpp
@@ -2495,7 +2495,15 @@ static void actionDroidBase(DROID *psDroid, DROID_ACTION_DATA *psAction)
 		psDroid->action = DACTION_MOVETOBUILD;
 		psDroid->actionPos.x = psAction->x;
 		psDroid->actionPos.y = psAction->y;
-		moveDroidToNoFormation(psDroid, psDroid->actionPos.x, psDroid->actionPos.y);
+		// Move a droid in a tile if it has never been moved before
+		if (psDroid->actionPos.x == psDroid->pos.x && psDroid->actionPos.y == psDroid->pos.y)
+		{
+			moveDroidToNoFormation(psDroid, psDroid->actionPos.x, psDroid->actionPos.y + 1);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			moveDroidToNoFormation(psDroid, psDroid->actionPos.x, psDroid->actionPos.y);
+		}
 		break;
 	case DACTION_DEMOLISH:
 		ASSERT_OR_RETURN(, order->type == DORDER_DEMOLISH, "cannot start demolish action without a demolish order");