diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_chopWood.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_chopWood.sqf
index ffdc3651c..20c1efeff 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_chopWood.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/actions/player_chopWood.sqf
@@ -53,34 +53,30 @@ if (count(_findNearestTree) >= 1) then {
 		_proceed = false;
 		while {_isOk} do {
 
-			player playActionNow "Medic";
+			// player playActionNow "Medic";
+
+			player playActionNow "GestureSwing";
+			[player,"chopwood",0,false] call dayz_zombieSpeak;
 			[player,20,true,(getPosATL player)] spawn player_alertZombies;
 
 			closeDialog 1;
 	
 			r_interrupt = false;
-			_animState = animationState player;
 			r_doLoop = true;
-			_started = false;
+			
 			_finished = false;
+			_finishedTime = diag_tickTime+3;
 
 			while {r_doLoop} do {
-				_animState = animationState player;
-				_isMedic = ["medic",_animState] call fnc_inString;
-				if (_isMedic) then {
-					_started = true;
-				};
-				if (_started and !_isMedic) then {
+				if (diag_tickTime > _finishedTime) then {
 					r_doLoop = false;
 					_finished = true;
-					[player,"chopwood",0,false] call dayz_zombieSpeak;
+					
 				};
 				if (r_interrupt) then {
 					r_doLoop = false;
 				};
-		
 				sleep 0.1;
-		
 			};
 
 			if(!_finished) exitWith {