diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplier.java b/src/main/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplier.java
index 14d5b9ade..1457280b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplier.java
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ public double getSpeedInDirection(final Direction direction) {
     @Override
     public double getSpeedInDirection(final double direction) {
         var calculatedSpeed = 0D;
-        if (Double.compare(getDirection(), direction) != 0) {
-            final var normalizedVector = createVector(1, direction);
-            final var dotProduct = normalizedVector.dotProduct(motion);
 
-            if (dotProduct > 0) {
-                calculatedSpeed = calculateDenormalizedVector(normalizedVector, motion).magnitude();
-            }
+        final var normalizedVector = createVector(1, direction);
+        final var dotProduct = normalizedVector.dotProduct(motion);
+
+        if (dotProduct > 0) {
+            calculatedSpeed = calculateDenormalizedVector(normalizedVector, motion).magnitude();
         }
+
         return calculatedSpeed;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplierTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplierTest.java
index e16469acd..b29087f0c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplierTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/hanyaeger/core/entities/motion/MotionApplierTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.EnumSource;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
@@ -743,6 +745,20 @@ void nullifySpeedInZeroDirectionDoesNotResultInNaNTest() {
 
     @Nested
     class GetSpeedInDirectionTests {
+        @ParameterizedTest
+        @EnumSource(Direction.class)
+        void getSpeedInExactDirectionGivesSpeedTest(Direction direction){
+            // Arrange
+            var speed = 3.7;
+
+            // Act
+            sut.setMotion(speed, direction);
+            var speedInDirection = sut.getSpeedInDirection(direction);
+
+            // Assert
+            assertEquals(3.7, speedInDirection, DELTA);
+        }
+
         @Test
         void getSpeedInOppositeDirectionGives0Test() {
             // Arrange