diff --git a/client/scripts/player.gd b/client/scripts/player.gd
index 4283bee..75599fe 100644
--- a/client/scripts/player.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/player.gd
@@ -570,10 +570,15 @@ func _physics_process(_delta: float) -> void:
 		_snap_capsule_upright()
 		return
 
-	var feet_y: float = capsule_feet_y(global_position.y, CAPSULE_HALF_HEIGHT)
+	# Use actual capsule bottom (total half = CAPSULE_HALF_HEIGHT + PLAYER_CAPSULE_RADIUS = 0.9 m)
+	# so the descend bypass only fires when the goal surface is genuinely below the player's
+	# physical feet.  Using CAPSULE_HALF_HEIGHT alone (0.5) was ~0.4 m too high: from the first
+	# step (body 1.2 → code-feet 0.7) it incorrectly fired for the platform goal (Y=0.6 < 0.64),
+	# using FLOOR_SNAP_MOVING to pull the capsule back to the step after every assist lift.
+	var feet_y: float = capsule_feet_y(global_position.y, CAPSULE_HALF_HEIGHT + PLAYER_CAPSULE_RADIUS)
 	if _auth_walk_goal.y < feet_y - DESCEND_GOAL_Y_MARGIN:
 		_set_horizontal_velocity_toward(_auth_walk_goal)
-		floor_snap_length = FLOOR_SNAP_MOVING
+		floor_snap_length = WALK_STEP_ASSIST_SNAP if _step_assist_active else FLOOR_SNAP_MOVING
 		move_and_slide()
 		_after_walk_move_and_slide()
 		if _step_assist_active and (