Index: exec.c
==================================================================
--- exec.c
+++ exec.c
@@ -1150,10 +1150,11 @@
 static int connected_move(Uint32 obj,Uint8 dir) {
   Object*o;
   Uint32 n;
   Sint32 inertia=objects[obj]->inertia;
   Sint32 weight=0;
+  char bad;
   int first=nconn;
   int last;
   int i,j;
   if(nconn!=pconn) Throw("Improper nested connected move");
   // Find and add all connections
@@ -1172,11 +1173,14 @@
     }
   } else {
     weight=objects[conn[first].obj]->weight;
   }
   last=pconn=nconn;
+  bad=0;
   // Check HIT/HITBY; may shove other objects
+  conn_dir=dir;
+  qsort(conn+first,last-first,sizeof(Connection),compare_connection);
   if(conn_option&0x02) {
     for(i=first;i<last;i++) {
       o=objects[n=conn[i].obj];
       j=fake_move_dir(n,o->dir=dir,1);
       if(!j) goto fail;
@@ -1189,18 +1193,19 @@
   }
   for(i=first;i<last;i++) {
     o=objects[n=conn[i].obj];
     if(conn_option&0x01) o->inertia=inertia;
     j=fake_move_dir(n,o->dir=dir,0);
-    if(!j) goto fail;
+    if(!j) bad=1;
     if((conn_option&0x01) && !(o->oflags&OF_DESTROYED)) inertia=o->inertia;
     if(j==2) {
       if(nconn==pconn) Throw("This object cannot be sticky");
       i=pconn;
       goto loop1;
     }
   }
+  if(bad) goto fail;
   // Check if each object in the group is movable
   for(i=first;i<last;i++) {
     o=objects[n=conn[i].obj];
     if(v_bool(send_message(VOIDLINK,n,MSG_MOVING,NVALUE(o->x+x_delta[dir]),NVALUE(o->y+y_delta[dir]),NVALUE(0)))) goto fail;
     if(classes[o->class]->cflags&CF_PLAYER) {
@@ -1213,12 +1218,10 @@
     if(j=classes[o->class]->collisionLayers) {
       if(connection_collision(j,o->x+x_delta[dir],o->y+y_delta[dir])) goto fail;
     }
   }
   // Move everything in the group
-  conn_dir=dir;
-  qsort(conn+first,last-first,sizeof(Connection),compare_connection);
   for(i=first;i<last;i++) {
     o=objects[n=conn[i].obj];
     if(!conn[i].visual) o->oflags&=~OF_VISUALONLY;
     if(move_to(obj,n,o->x+x_delta[dir],o->y+y_delta[dir])) o->oflags|=OF_MOVED;
   }