diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java
index a7400bdf..35b86717 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ import baritone.utils.PathRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.chunk.EmptyChunk;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public final class PathingBehavior extends Behavior implements IPathingBehavior, Helper {
@@ -253,12 +251,46 @@ public final class PathingBehavior extends Behavior implements IPathingBehavior,
     }
 
     /**
+     * See issue #209
+     *
      * @return The starting {@link BlockPos} for a new path
      */
-    private BlockPos pathStart() {
+    public BlockPos pathStart() {
         BetterBlockPos feet = playerFeet();
-        if (!MovementHelper.canWalkOn(feet.down()) && MovementHelper.canWalkOn(feet.down().down())) {
-            return feet.down();
+        if (!MovementHelper.canWalkOn(feet.down())) {
+            if (player().onGround) {
+                double playerX = player().posX;
+                double playerZ = player().posZ;
+                ArrayList<BetterBlockPos> closest = new ArrayList<>();
+                for (int dx = -1; dx <= 1; dx++) {
+                    for (int dz = -1; dz <= 1; dz++) {
+                        closest.add(new BetterBlockPos(feet.x + dx, feet.y, feet.z + dz));
+                    }
+                }
+                closest.sort(Comparator.comparingDouble(pos -> ((pos.x + 0.5D) - playerX) * ((pos.x + 0.5D) - playerX) + ((pos.z + 0.5D) - playerZ) * ((pos.z + 0.5D) - playerZ)));
+                for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+                    BetterBlockPos possibleSupport = closest.get(i);
+                    double xDist = Math.abs((possibleSupport.x + 0.5D) - playerX);
+                    double zDist = Math.abs((possibleSupport.z + 0.5D) - playerZ);
+                    if (xDist > 0.8 && zDist > 0.8) {
+                        // can't possibly be sneaking off of this one, we're too far away
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (MovementHelper.canWalkOn(possibleSupport.down()) && MovementHelper.canWalkThrough(possibleSupport) && MovementHelper.canWalkThrough(possibleSupport.up())) {
+                        // this is plausible
+                        logDebug("Faking path start assuming player is standing off the edge of a block");
+                        return possibleSupport;
+                    }
+                }
+
+            } else {
+                // !onGround
+                // we're in the middle of a jump
+                if (MovementHelper.canWalkOn(feet.down().down())) {
+                    logDebug("Faking path start assuming player is midair and falling");
+                    return feet.down();
+                }
+            }
         }
         return feet;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/PathRenderer.java b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/PathRenderer.java
index cde3f1b4..b2720df5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/utils/PathRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/utils/PathRenderer.java
@@ -67,12 +67,13 @@ public final class PathRenderer implements Helper {
         Goal goal = behavior.getGoal();
         EntityPlayerSP player = mc.player;
         if (goal != null && Baritone.settings().renderGoal.value) {
-            PathRenderer.drawLitDankGoalBox(player, goal, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorGoalBox.get());
+            drawLitDankGoalBox(player, goal, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorGoalBox.get());
         }
         if (!Baritone.settings().renderPath.get()) {
             return;
         }
 
+        //drawManySelectionBoxes(player, Collections.singletonList(behavior.pathStart()), partialTicks, Color.WHITE);
         //long start = System.nanoTime();
 
 
@@ -84,28 +85,28 @@ public final class PathRenderer implements Helper {
         // Render the current path, if there is one
         if (current != null && current.getPath() != null) {
             int renderBegin = Math.max(current.getPosition() - 3, 0);
-            PathRenderer.drawPath(current.getPath(), renderBegin, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorCurrentPath.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
+            drawPath(current.getPath(), renderBegin, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorCurrentPath.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
         }
         if (next != null && next.getPath() != null) {
-            PathRenderer.drawPath(next.getPath(), 0, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorNextPath.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
+            drawPath(next.getPath(), 0, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorNextPath.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
         }
 
         //long split = System.nanoTime();
         if (current != null) {
-            PathRenderer.drawManySelectionBoxes(player, current.toBreak(), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBlocksToBreak.get());
-            PathRenderer.drawManySelectionBoxes(player, current.toPlace(), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBlocksToPlace.get());
-            PathRenderer.drawManySelectionBoxes(player, current.toWalkInto(), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBlocksToWalkInto.get());
+            drawManySelectionBoxes(player, current.toBreak(), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBlocksToBreak.get());
+            drawManySelectionBoxes(player, current.toPlace(), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBlocksToPlace.get());
+            drawManySelectionBoxes(player, current.toWalkInto(), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBlocksToWalkInto.get());
         }
 
         // If there is a path calculation currently running, render the path calculation process
         AbstractNodeCostSearch.getCurrentlyRunning().ifPresent(currentlyRunning -> {
             currentlyRunning.bestPathSoFar().ifPresent(p -> {
-                PathRenderer.drawPath(p, 0, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBestPathSoFar.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
+                drawPath(p, 0, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorBestPathSoFar.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
             });
             currentlyRunning.pathToMostRecentNodeConsidered().ifPresent(mr -> {
 
-                PathRenderer.drawPath(mr, 0, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorMostRecentConsidered.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
-                PathRenderer.drawManySelectionBoxes(player, Collections.singletonList(mr.getDest()), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorMostRecentConsidered.get());
+                drawPath(mr, 0, player, partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorMostRecentConsidered.get(), Baritone.settings().fadePath.get(), 10, 20);
+                drawManySelectionBoxes(player, Collections.singletonList(mr.getDest()), partialTicks, Baritone.settings().colorMostRecentConsidered.get());
             });
         });
         //long end = System.nanoTime();