diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/bullet/TestBetterCharacter.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/bullet/TestBetterCharacter.java
index 0b9dfbad3..4a86f8219 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/bullet/TestBetterCharacter.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/bullet/TestBetterCharacter.java
@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
 /*
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 package jme3test.bullet;
 
@@ -30,7 +37,6 @@ import com.jme3.bullet.PhysicsSpace;
 import com.jme3.bullet.collision.shapes.MeshCollisionShape;
 import com.jme3.bullet.control.BetterCharacterControl;
 import com.jme3.bullet.control.RigidBodyControl;
-import com.jme3.bullet.debug.DebugTools;
 import com.jme3.input.KeyInput;
 import com.jme3.input.controls.ActionListener;
 import com.jme3.input.controls.KeyTrigger;
@@ -80,7 +86,13 @@ public class TestBetterCharacter extends SimpleApplication implements ActionList
         setupKeys();
 
         // activate physics
-        bulletAppState = new BulletAppState();
+        bulletAppState = new BulletAppState() {
+            @Override
+            public void prePhysicsTick(PhysicsSpace space, float tpf) {
+                // Apply radial gravity near the planet, downward gravity elsewhere.
+                checkPlanetGravity();
+            }
+        };
         stateManager.attach(bulletAppState);
         bulletAppState.setDebugEnabled(true);
 
@@ -123,9 +135,6 @@ public class TestBetterCharacter extends SimpleApplication implements ActionList
 
     @Override
     public void simpleUpdate(float tpf) {
-        // Apply planet gravity to character if close enough (see below)
-        checkPlanetGravity();
-
         // Get current forward and left vectors of model by using its rotation
         // to rotate the unit vectors
         Vector3f modelForwardDir = characterNode.getWorldRotation().mult(Vector3f.UNIT_Z);