diff --git a/owlps-client/owlps-client.c b/owlps-client/owlps-client.c
index 33c616f..4d465a3 100644
--- a/owlps-client/owlps-client.c
+++ b/owlps-client/owlps-client.c
@@ -410,14 +410,21 @@ void make_packet()
       printf("Direction = %d, X = %f, Y = %f, Z = %f\n",
              packet[offset - 1], options.x, options.y, options.z) ;
 #endif // DEBUG
+      // Convert the coordinates to the network endianess
       options.x = owl_htonf(options.x) ;
       options.y = owl_htonf(options.y) ;
       options.z = owl_htonf(options.z) ;
+      // Copy the coordinates to the packet
       memcpy(&packet[offset], &options.x, sizeof(float)) ;
       offset += sizeof(float) ;
       memcpy(&packet[offset], &options.y, sizeof(float)) ;
       offset += sizeof(float) ;
       memcpy(&packet[offset], &options.z, sizeof(float)) ;
+      // Convert the coordinates back to the host endianess (mandatory
+      // in flood mode)
+      options.x = owl_ntohf(options.x) ;
+      options.y = owl_ntohf(options.y) ;
+      options.z = owl_ntohf(options.z) ;
     }
 
   else // Standard packet