diff --git a/getting_started/first_2d_game/03.coding_the_player.rst b/getting_started/first_2d_game/03.coding_the_player.rst
index 2548f77ffad..26a1e4085b8 100644
--- a/getting_started/first_2d_game/03.coding_the_player.rst
+++ b/getting_started/first_2d_game/03.coding_the_player.rst
@@ -271,28 +271,40 @@ movement. Let's place this code at the end of the ``_process()`` function:
 
 .. tabs::
  .. code-tab:: gdscript GDScript
-
         if velocity.x != 0:
             $AnimatedSprite2D.animation = "walk"
-            $AnimatedSprite2D.flip_v = false
-            # See the note below about the following boolean assignment.
-            $AnimatedSprite2D.flip_h = velocity.x < 0
         elif velocity.y != 0:
             $AnimatedSprite2D.animation = "up"
-            $AnimatedSprite2D.flip_v = velocity.y > 0
+
+        # Allow the character to flip in both directions.
+        if velocity.x != 0:
+            # See the note below about the following boolean assignment.
+    		$AnimatedSprite2D.flip_v = false
+    		$AnimatedSprite2D.flip_h = velocity.x < 0
+    	if velocity.y != 0:
+    		$AnimatedSprite2D.flip_v = velocity.y > 0
 
  .. code-tab:: csharp
 
         if (velocity.X != 0)
         {
             animatedSprite2D.Animation = "walk";
+            
+        }
+        else if (velocity.Y != 0)
+        {
+            animatedSprite2D.Animation = "up";
+        }
+        
+        # Allow the character to flip in both directions.
+        if (velocity.X != 0)
+        {
             animatedSprite2D.FlipV = false;
             // See the note below about the following boolean assignment.
             animatedSprite2D.FlipH = velocity.X < 0;
         }
-        else if (velocity.Y != 0)
+        if (velocity.Y != 0)
         {
-            animatedSprite2D.Animation = "up";
             animatedSprite2D.FlipV = velocity.Y > 0;
         }