diff --git a/src/scripts/Autoloads/multiplayer_manager.gd b/src/scripts/Autoloads/multiplayer_manager.gd
index a63c12d..517d758 100644
--- a/src/scripts/Autoloads/multiplayer_manager.gd
+++ b/src/scripts/Autoloads/multiplayer_manager.gd
@@ -291,6 +291,25 @@ func request_lift_pot(pot_path: NodePath, peer_id: int):
 		else:
 			Console.print("MultiplayerManager denied lift request - pot: ", pot, " liftable: ", pot.liftable if pot else "null", " player: ", player)
 
+@rpc("any_peer", "reliable")
+func request_put_down_pot(pot_path: NodePath, peer_id: int):
+	Console.print("MultiplayerManager received request_put_down_pot from peer ", peer_id, " for pot at ", pot_path)
+	if multiplayer.is_server():
+		var pot = get_node_or_null(pot_path)
+		var player = get_tree().get_current_scene().get_node("SpawnRoot").get_node_or_null(str(peer_id))
+		Console.print("MultiplayerManager found pot: ", pot, " player: ", player)
+		if pot and player:
+			# Check if the pot is being held by this player
+			if pot.holder_peer_id == peer_id or (pot.holder != null and pot.holder.get_multiplayer_authority() == peer_id):
+				Console.print("MultiplayerManager authorizing put_down for peer ", peer_id)
+				if pot.put_down():
+					player.held_entity = null
+					# Use RPC to clear held_entity_path on all players
+					player.set_held_entity_path_rpc.rpc("")
+					player.is_lifting = false
+			else:
+				Console.print("MultiplayerManager denied put_down - holder_peer_id mismatch or holder not found")
+
 @rpc("any_peer", "reliable")
 func request_throw_pot(pot_path: NodePath, peer_id: int, direction: Vector2):
 	Console.print("MultiplayerManager received request_throw_pot from peer ", peer_id, " for pot at ", pot_path)
diff --git a/src/scripts/entities/player/player.gd b/src/scripts/entities/player/player.gd
index 76cb7af..7f28d20 100644
--- a/src/scripts/entities/player/player.gd
+++ b/src/scripts/entities/player/player.gd
@@ -308,7 +308,10 @@ func _apply_movement_from_input(_delta: float) -> void:
 				time_since_last_frame = 0
 				current_frame = 0
 				current_animation = "RUN" + extraString
-			if grabbed_entity == null:
+			if grabbed_entity == null and held_entity == null:
+				last_direction = direction
+			elif held_entity != null:
+				# Update last_direction when holding a pot for synchronization
 				last_direction = direction
 			is_moving = true
 		else:
@@ -417,9 +420,12 @@ func _apply_movement_from_input(_delta: float) -> void:
 				else:
 					MultiplayerManager.request_throw_pot.rpc_id(1, held_entity.get_path(), multiplayer.get_unique_id(), last_direction)
 			else:
-				if held_entity.put_down():
-					held_entity = null
-					held_entity_path = ""
+				if multiplayer.is_server():
+					if held_entity.put_down():
+						held_entity = null
+						held_entity_path = ""
+				else:
+					MultiplayerManager.request_put_down_pot.rpc_id(1, held_entity.get_path(), multiplayer.get_unique_id())
 		if grabbed_entity != null and "release" in grabbed_entity:
 			grabbed_entity.release()
 		grabbed_entity = null
@@ -510,11 +516,14 @@ func _apply_movement_from_input(_delta: float) -> void:
 			else:
 				MultiplayerManager.request_throw_pot.rpc_id(1, held_entity.get_path(), multiplayer.get_unique_id(), last_direction)
 		else:
-			if held_entity.put_down():
-				held_entity = null
-				held_entity_path = ""
+			if multiplayer.is_server():
+				if held_entity.put_down():
+					held_entity = null
+					held_entity_path = ""
+				else:
+					is_lifting = true
 			else:
-				is_lifting = true
+				MultiplayerManager.request_put_down_pot.rpc_id(1, held_entity.get_path(), multiplayer.get_unique_id())
 		if grabbed_entity != null and "release" in grabbed_entity:
 			grabbed_entity.release()
 		grabbed_entity = null