diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index e974931..17a2c64 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: "You may want to cite this software like below."
 title: "Read, write, edit and create .bvh files with hierarchical 3D transforms"
 date-released: 2022-12-17
-version: 1.4.5
+version: 1.4.6
 authors:
   - family-names: Dolch
     given-names: Eric
diff --git a/bvhio/lib/bvh/BvhJoint.py b/bvhio/lib/bvh/BvhJoint.py
index 2194b28..a5a06bd 100644
--- a/bvhio/lib/bvh/BvhJoint.py
+++ b/bvhio/lib/bvh/BvhJoint.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def getTip(self) -> glm.vec3:
         elif children > 1:
             tip = sum(child.Offset for child in self.Children) / children
         else:
-            tip = self.EndSite if glm.length(self.EndSite) > 0.001 else glm.vec3(0, 1, 0)
+            tip = self.EndSite
 
         return tip if glm.length2(tip) > 0.001 else glm.vec3(0, 1, 0)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f02b549..6a72e59 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "bvhio"
-version = "1.4.5"
+version = "1.4.6"
 authors = [ { name="Wasserwecken", email="author@example.com" }, ]
 description = "Read, write, edit and create .bvh files with hierarchical 3D transforms."
 readme = "README.md"