diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp
index 2ae0b92..73e3b16 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp
@@ -466,10 +466,9 @@ EntityConverter::convertTarget(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
   //position and name required, angles optional
   std::string coords[3] = {"0.0", "0.0", "0.0"};
   std::string targetName;
-  std::string angle;
+  std::string angle = "0.0";
   std::string trash;
   bool haveName = false;
-  bool haveAngle = false; 
 
 
   if ( lines.size() < 3 ) {
@@ -504,7 +503,6 @@ EntityConverter::convertTarget(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
         throw std::runtime_error( 
             makeErrorMessage( "error: Target entity requires target angle if specified", lines ));
       }
-      haveAngle = true;
     }
 
   }
@@ -538,12 +536,10 @@ EntityConverter::convertTarget(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
     targetStream << "\"targetname\" \"" << targetName << "\"" << std::endl;
     convertedLines.push_back ( targetStream.str() );
     
-    // Write angle only if position and name exist
-    if ( haveAngle ) {
-      std::stringstream angleStream;
-      angleStream << "\"angle\" \"" << adjustAngleForHandedness(angle) << "\"" << std::endl;
-      convertedLines.push_back( angleStream.str() );
-    }
+    // write angle every time
+    std::stringstream angleStream;
+    angleStream << "\"angle\" \"" << adjustAngleForHandedness(angle) << "\"" << std::endl;
+    convertedLines.push_back( angleStream.str() );
     return convertedLines;
   }
   else {
diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp
index 931d415..d63ae36 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/test/catch.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,17 @@ TEST_CASE( "r2x: a single Teleporter and related Target can be converted", "[Ent
   REQUIRE( coords[0] == "\"-216.00000" );
   REQUIRE( coords[1] == "-1488.000488" );
   REQUIRE( fabs(-100.00000 - offsetCoord) <= DELTA );
+
+  SECTION( "When angle unspecified, defaults to 0.0 (converted to 90.0)" ) {
+    std::istringstream angleStream(converted2[3]);
+    std::string a;
+    float angle;
+    angleStream >> attribute >> a;
+    a.erase(a.begin()); //removing preceding quote is necessary
+    std::stringstream out(a);
+    out >> angle;
+    REQUIRE( fabs(90.0 - angle)  <= DELTA );
+  }
 }