diff --git a/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js b/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js
index e34d51a45..ce6050cf9 100644
--- a/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js
+++ b/src/extensions/scratch3_wedo2/index.js
@@ -1543,8 +1543,8 @@ class Scratch3WeDo2Blocks {
     _isTilted (direction) {
         switch (direction) {
         case WeDo2TiltDirection.ANY:
-            return (Math.abs(this._peripheral.tiltX) >= Scratch3WeDo2Blocks.TILT_THRESHOLD) ||
-                (Math.abs(this._peripheral.tiltY) >= Scratch3WeDo2Blocks.TILT_THRESHOLD);
+            return (this._peripheral.tiltX > 45 ? 256 - this._peripheral.tiltX : this._peripheral.tiltX) >= Scratch3WeDo2Blocks.TILT_THRESHOLD ||
+                (this._peripheral.tiltY > 45 ? 256 - this._peripheral.tiltY : this._peripheral.tiltY) >= Scratch3WeDo2Blocks.TILT_THRESHOLD;
         default:
             return this._getTiltAngle(direction) >= Scratch3WeDo2Blocks.TILT_THRESHOLD;
         }