diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 58a6dbd..e62caef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ build
 
 balls.asm
 balls2.asm
+
+# clangd
+.cache/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/generator/X64Generator.cpp b/src/generator/X64Generator.cpp
index bf61494..a7a9640 100644
--- a/src/generator/X64Generator.cpp
+++ b/src/generator/X64Generator.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../target/PlatformTarget.hpp"
 
 #include <CallingConvention.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
 
 using namespace tulip::hook;
 
@@ -758,6 +759,22 @@ Result<> X64HandlerGenerator::relocateBranchInstruction(cs_insn* insn, uint8_t*
 		trampolineAddress += bytes.size();
 		originalAddress += size;
 	}
+	else if (targetAddress - reinterpret_cast<int64_t>(m_address) < m_modifiedBytesSize) {
+		// conditional branch that jmps to code we relocated, so we need to keep track of where it jumps to
+		// relocation is later done in X86HandlerGenerator::relocatedBytes
+		std::memcpy(buffer, insn->bytes, size);
+		if (size == 2) {
+			auto* relativeByte = reinterpret_cast<int8_t*>(buffer + 1);
+			*relativeByte = -1;
+			m_shortBranchRelocations[targetAddress] = relativeByte;
+		} else {
+			// what
+			std::cerr << "Unhandled short branch relocation of " << insn->mnemonic << " with size=" << size << std::endl;
+		}
+
+		trampolineAddress += size;
+		originalAddress += size;
+	}
 	else {
 		X64Assembler a(trampolineAddress);
 		RegMem64 m;
diff --git a/src/generator/X86Generator.cpp b/src/generator/X86Generator.cpp
index b92ff43..e28909b 100644
--- a/src/generator/X86Generator.cpp
+++ b/src/generator/X86Generator.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ Result<FunctionData> X86HandlerGenerator::generateTrampoline(uint64_t target) {
 Result<X86HandlerGenerator::RelocateReturn> X86HandlerGenerator::relocatedBytes(uint64_t baseAddress, uint64_t target) {
 	// memcpy(m_trampoline, m_address, 32);
 
+	m_modifiedBytesSize = target;
+
 	TULIP_HOOK_UNWRAP_INTO(auto cs, Target::get().openCapstone());
 
 	cs_option(cs, CS_OPT_DETAIL, CS_OPT_ON);
@@ -215,12 +217,22 @@ Result<X86HandlerGenerator::RelocateReturn> X86HandlerGenerator::relocatedBytes(
 	auto trampolineAddress = baseAddress;
 	std::array<uint8_t, 0x80> buffer;
 
+	m_shortBranchRelocations.clear();
 	while (cs_disasm_iter(cs, &code, &size, &address, insn)) {
 		if (insn->address >= targetAddress) {
 			break;
 		}
 		auto bufferOffset = trampolineAddress - baseAddress;
 
+		auto it = m_shortBranchRelocations.find(originalAddress);
+		if (it != m_shortBranchRelocations.end()) {
+			auto relByte = it->second;
+			auto srcOffset = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(relByte) - buffer.data();
+			// why the -1? idk
+			*relByte = bufferOffset - srcOffset - 1;
+			m_shortBranchRelocations.erase(it);
+		}
+
 		TULIP_HOOK_UNWRAP(this->relocateInstruction(insn, buffer.data() + bufferOffset, trampolineAddress, originalAddress));
 	}
 
@@ -259,7 +271,7 @@ Result<> X86HandlerGenerator::relocateInstruction(cs_insn* insn, uint8_t* buffer
 	// branches, jumps, calls
 	if (detail->x86.encoding.imm_offset != 0 && relativeGroup) {
 		intptr_t jmpTargetAddr = static_cast<intptr_t>(detail->x86.operands[0].imm) -
-		static_cast<intptr_t>(trampolineAddress) + static_cast<intptr_t>(originalAddress);
+		static_cast<intptr_t>(insn->address) + static_cast<intptr_t>(originalAddress);
 
 		return this->relocateBranchInstruction(insn, buffer, trampolineAddress, originalAddress, jmpTargetAddr);
 	}
diff --git a/src/generator/X86Generator.hpp b/src/generator/X86Generator.hpp
index 1a7a085..58cbca7 100644
--- a/src/generator/X86Generator.hpp
+++ b/src/generator/X86Generator.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 namespace tulip::hook {
 
 	class X86HandlerGenerator : public HandlerGenerator {
+	protected:
+		uint64_t m_modifiedBytesSize = 0;
+		// this is only relevant for 64-bit relocation, pointer is to the buffer so dont keep this around
+		std::unordered_map<int64_t, int8_t*> m_shortBranchRelocations;
 	public:
 		using HandlerGenerator::HandlerGenerator;