diff --git a/src/org/gestouch/gestures/PanGesture.as b/src/org/gestouch/gestures/PanGesture.as
index ddf74bf..d864b74 100644
--- a/src/org/gestouch/gestures/PanGesture.as
+++ b/src/org/gestouch/gestures/PanGesture.as
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ package org.gestouch.gestures
 			
 			if (state == GestureState.POSSIBLE)
 			{
+				prevLocationX = _location.x;
+				prevLocationY = _location.y;
+				updateLocation();
+				
 				// Check if finger moved enough for gesture to be recognized
 				var locationOffset:Point = touch.locationOffset;
 				if (direction == PanGestureDirection.VERTICAL)
@@ -149,9 +153,6 @@ package org.gestouch.gestures
 				
 				if (locationOffset.length > slop || slop != slop)//faster isNaN(slop)
 				{
-					prevLocationX = _location.x;
-					prevLocationY = _location.y;
-					updateLocation();
 					offsetX = _location.x - prevLocationX;
 					offsetY = _location.y - prevLocationY;
 					// acummulate begin offsets for the case when this gesture recognition is delayed by requireGestureToFail