diff --git a/include/Engine/Input/FirstPersonInputController.h b/include/Engine/Input/FirstPersonInputController.h
index 7ed85c84..ed9469bd 100644
--- a/include/Engine/Input/FirstPersonInputController.h
+++ b/include/Engine/Input/FirstPersonInputController.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
     void AssaultDashCheck(double dt, bool isJumping, double assaultDashCoolDownMaxTimer, double& assaultDashCoolDownTimer, EntityID playerID);
     virtual bool AssaultDashDoubleTapped() const { return m_AssaultDashDoubleTapped; }
     virtual bool PlayerIsDashing() const { return m_PlayerIsDashing; }
+    bool SpecialAbilityKeyDown() const { return m_SpecialAbilityKeyDown; }
 
 protected:
     const int m_PlayerID;
@@ -145,10 +146,10 @@ bool FirstPersonInputController<EventContext>::OnCommand(const Events::InputComm
             if (m_NumberOfMovementKeysDown == 0) {
                 m_MovementKeyDown = false;
             }
-                //you have just released the key, store what key it was and reset the doubletap-sensitivity-timer
-                m_AssaultDashTapDirection = m_CurrentDirectionVector;
-                m_AssaultDashDoubleTapDeltaTime = 0.f;
-            
+            //you have just released the key, store what key it was and reset the doubletap-sensitivity-timer
+            m_AssaultDashTapDirection = m_CurrentDirectionVector;
+            m_AssaultDashDoubleTapDeltaTime = 0.f;
+
         }
     }
 
@@ -161,18 +162,11 @@ bool FirstPersonInputController<EventContext>::OnCommand(const Events::InputComm
     }
 
     if (e.Command == "SpecialAbility") {
-        if (e.Value > 0) {
-            m_SpecialAbilityKeyDown = true;
-        } else {
-            m_SpecialAbilityKeyDown = false;
-        }
-    }
-    if (m_SpecialAbilityKeyDown && m_MovementKeyDown) {
-        m_ShiftDashing = true;
-    } else {
-        m_ShiftDashing = false;
+        m_SpecialAbilityKeyDown = e.Value > 0;
     }
 
+    m_ShiftDashing = m_SpecialAbilityKeyDown && m_MovementKeyDown;
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xml b/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xml
index 2aac99d6..5cc59a3a 100644
--- a/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xml
+++ b/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
 <SprintAbility xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="SprintAbility.xsd">
-	<CoolDownMaxTimer>2.0</CoolDownMaxTimer>
+	<StrengthOfEffect>2.0</StrengthOfEffect>
 </SprintAbility>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xsd b/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xsd
index 4207dee2..9eabb450 100644
--- a/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xsd
+++ b/resources/Schema/Components/SprintAbility.xsd
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 		</xs:annotation>
 		<xs:complexType>
 			<xs:all>
-				<xs:element name="CoolDownMaxTimer" type="t:double" minOccurs="0">
-					<xs:annotation><xs:documentation>This is the cooldown on sprint</xs:documentation></xs:annotation>
+				<xs:element name="StrengthOfEffect" type="t:double" minOccurs="0">
+					<xs:annotation><xs:documentation>This is the strength of the sprint effect</xs:documentation></xs:annotation>
 				</xs:element>
 			</xs:all>
 		</xs:complexType>
diff --git a/src/Game/Systems/PlayerMovementSystem.cpp b/src/Game/Systems/PlayerMovementSystem.cpp
index 72008e05..b116bcd9 100644
--- a/src/Game/Systems/PlayerMovementSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/Game/Systems/PlayerMovementSystem.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ void PlayerMovementSystem::updateMovementControllers(double dt)
             playerMovementSpeed *= (double)playerBoostAssaultEntity["BoostAssault"]["StrengthOfEffect"];
             playerCrouchSpeed *= (double)playerBoostAssaultEntity["BoostAssault"]["StrengthOfEffect"];
         }
-
+        bool sniperSprinting = false;
+        if (player.HasComponent("SprintAbility")) {
+            if (controller->SpecialAbilityKeyDown()) {
+                playerMovementSpeed *= (double)player["SprintAbility"]["StrengthOfEffect"];
+                playerCrouchSpeed *= (double)player["SprintAbility"]["StrengthOfEffect"];
+                sniperSprinting = true;
+            }
+        }
 
         if (player.HasComponent("Physics")) {
             ComponentWrapper cPhysics = player["Physics"];
@@ -118,6 +125,9 @@ void PlayerMovementSystem::updateMovementControllers(double dt)
                 if (playerBoostAssaultEntity.Valid()) {
                     accelerationSpeed *= (double)playerBoostAssaultEntity["BoostAssault"]["StrengthOfEffect"];
                 }
+                if (sniperSprinting) {
+                    accelerationSpeed *= (double)player["SprintAbility"]["StrengthOfEffect"];
+                }
                 velocity += accelerationSpeed * wishDirection;
                 ImGui::Text("velocity: (%f, %f, %f) |%f|", velocity.x, velocity.y, velocity.z, glm::length(velocity));
             }