diff --git a/exec/load/sprite.js b/exec/load/sprite.js
index 5d51eb0770f2dbde2e284acd753844a893e5990c..b1ddc0c914e4e53aa52af3cb05b71fe65564543e 100644
--- a/exec/load/sprite.js
+++ b/exec/load/sprite.js
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ Sprite.Aerial = function(fileName, parentFrame, x, y, bearing, position) {
 				break;
 		}
 		/* increment or decrement bearing */
-		if(direction = "cw")
+		if(direction == "cw")
 			b++;
 		else if(direction == "ccw") 
 			b--;