diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua
index d6e641de6..c7bff6287 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/movement.lua
@@ -657,15 +657,16 @@ function mob_class:flop()
 	end
 end
 
-function mob_class:go_to_pos(b)
+function mob_class:go_to_pos(b, speed)
 	if not self then return end
 	if not b then return end
 	local s = self.object:get_pos()
 	if vector_distance(b,s) < .4 then return true end
 	if b.y > s.y + 0.2 then self:do_jump() end
 	self:turn_in_direction(b.x - s.x, b.z - s.z, 2)
-	self:set_velocity(self.walk_velocity)
-	self:set_animation("walk")
+	speed = speed or self.walk_velocity
+	self:set_velocity(speed)
+	self:set_animation(speed <= self.walk_velocity and "walk" or "run")
 end
 
 local check_herd_timer = 0
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/pathfinding.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/pathfinding.lua
index 1082c9ad5..1374237f0 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/pathfinding.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/pathfinding.lua
@@ -476,14 +476,15 @@ function mob_class:check_gowp(dtime)
 		local failed_attempts = self.current_target["failed_attempts"]
 		mcl_log("There after " .. failed_attempts .. " failed attempts. current target:".. minetest.pos_to_string(self.current_target.pos) .. ". Distance: " ..  distance_to_current_target)
 
+		local hurry = (self.order == "sleep" or #self.waypoints > 15) and self.run_velocity or self.walk_velocity
 		self.current_target = table.remove(self.waypoints, 1)
 		-- use smoothing -- TODO: check for blockers before cutting corners?
 		if #self.waypoints > 0 and not self.current_target["action"] then
 			local curwp, nextwp = self.current_target.pos, self.waypoints[1].pos
-			self:go_to_pos(vector.new(curwp.x*0.7+nextwp.x*0.3,curwp.y,curwp.z*0.7+nextwp.z*0.3))
+			self:go_to_pos(vector.new(curwp.x*0.7+nextwp.x*0.3,curwp.y,curwp.z*0.7+nextwp.z*0.3), hurry)
 			return
 		end
-		self:go_to_pos(self.current_target.pos)
+		self:go_to_pos(self.current_target.pos, hurry)
 		--if self.current_target["action"] then self:set_velocity(self.walk_velocity * 0.5) end
 		return
 	elseif self.current_target and self.current_target.pos then