diff --git a/src/Shaders/Effects/Rotation/SmearRotxel.gdshader b/src/Shaders/Effects/Rotation/SmearRotxel.gdshader
index cd3caa4e0..d06debab4 100644
--- a/src/Shaders/Effects/Rotation/SmearRotxel.gdshader
+++ b/src/Shaders/Effects/Rotation/SmearRotxel.gdshader
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ vec4 rotate(sampler2D tex, vec2 uv, vec2 tex_pixel_size) {
 	float dir;
 	float mag;
 	float init_angle = initial_angle < ending_angle ? initial_angle : ending_angle;
-	for (float angle = ending_angle; angle >= init_angle && color.a == 0.0; angle -= 1.0) {
-		float ang = angle*3.1416/180.0;
-
+	for (float angle = ending_angle; angle >= init_angle && color.a <= 0.0001; angle -= 0.0174) {
 		for (int k = 0; k < 9; k++) {
 			int i = -1 + int(k % 3);
 			int j = -1 + k / 3;
 			dir = atan(float(dy + j), float(dx + i));
 			mag = sqrt(pow(float(dx + i), 2.0) + pow(float(dy + j), 2.0));
-			dir -= ang;
+			dir -= angle;
 			ox = int(round(3.0 * center.x + 1.0 + mag * cos(dir)));
 			oy = int(round(3.0 * center.y + 1.0 + mag * sin(dir)));
 
@@ -125,15 +123,13 @@ vec4 rotate_uniform(sampler2D tex, vec2 uv, vec2 tex_pixel_size) {
 	float dir;
 	float mag;
 	float init_angle = initial_angle < ending_angle ? initial_angle : ending_angle;
-	for (float angle = ending_angle; angle >= init_angle && color.a == 0.0; angle -= 1.0) {
-		float ang = angle*3.1416/180.0;
-
+	for (float angle = ending_angle; angle >= init_angle && color.a <= 0.0001; angle -= 0.0174) {
 		for (int k = 0; k < 9; k++) {
 			int i = -1 + int(k % 3);
 			int j = -1 + k / 3;
 			dir = atan(float(dy + j), float(dx + i));
 			mag = sqrt(pow(float(dx + i), 2.0) + pow(float(dy + j), 2.0));
-			dir -= ang;
+			dir -= angle;
 			ox = int(round(3.0 * center.x + 1.0 + mag * cos(dir)));
 			oy = int(round(3.0 * center.y + 1.0 + mag * sin(dir)));
 
diff --git a/src/UI/Dialogs/ImageEffects/RotateImage.gd b/src/UI/Dialogs/ImageEffects/RotateImage.gd
index 9ceb3f06f..57e68cc94 100644
--- a/src/UI/Dialogs/ImageEffects/RotateImage.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Dialogs/ImageEffects/RotateImage.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends ImageEffect
 
 enum { ROTXEL_SMEAR, CLEANEDGE, OMNISCALE, NNS, NN, ROTXEL, URD }
-enum Animate { ANGLE, INITIAL_ANGLE }
+enum Animate { ANGLE, INIT_ANGLE }
 
 var rotxel_shader := preload("res://src/Shaders/Effects/Rotation/SmearRotxel.gdshader")
 var nn_shader := preload("res://src/Shaders/Effects/Rotation/NearestNeighbour.gdshader")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func _calculate_pivot() -> void:
 
 func commit_action(cel: Image, _project := Global.current_project) -> void:
 	var angle := deg_to_rad(animate_panel.get_animated_value(commit_idx, Animate.ANGLE))
-	var init_angle := animate_panel.get_animated_value(commit_idx, Animate.INITIAL_ANGLE)
+	var init_angle := deg_to_rad(animate_panel.get_animated_value(commit_idx, Animate.INIT_ANGLE))
 
 	var selection_tex: ImageTexture
 	var image := Image.new()
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func commit_action(cel: Image, _project := Global.current_project) -> void:
 			ROTXEL_SMEAR:
 				params = {
 					"initial_angle": init_angle,
-					"ending_angle": rad_to_deg(angle),
+					"ending_angle": angle,
 					"tolerance": tolerance_slider.value,
 					"selection_tex": selection_tex,
 					"origin": pivot / Vector2(cel.get_size()),