diff --git a/plugins/reolink/package-lock.json b/plugins/reolink/package-lock.json
index 1430e0ce9..a3b40e689 100644
--- a/plugins/reolink/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/reolink/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/reolink",
-   "version": "0.0.95",
+   "version": "0.0.96",
    "lockfileVersion": 3,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/reolink",
-         "version": "0.0.95",
+         "version": "0.0.96",
          "license": "Apache",
          "dependencies": {
             "@scrypted/common": "file:../../common",
diff --git a/plugins/reolink/package.json b/plugins/reolink/package.json
index 21d208a36..c8ea0c420 100644
--- a/plugins/reolink/package.json
+++ b/plugins/reolink/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/reolink",
-   "version": "0.0.95",
+   "version": "0.0.96",
    "description": "Reolink Plugin for Scrypted",
    "author": "Scrypted",
    "license": "Apache",
diff --git a/plugins/reolink/src/reolink-api.ts b/plugins/reolink/src/reolink-api.ts
index 7dc9b1b44..cc8ba1abc 100644
--- a/plugins/reolink/src/reolink-api.ts
+++ b/plugins/reolink/src/reolink-api.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ export class ReolinkCameraClient {
     }
 
     async ptz(command: PanTiltZoomCommand) {
+        // reolink doesnt accept signed values to ptz
+        // in favor of explicit direction.
+        // so we need to convert the signed values to abs explicit direction.
         let op = '';
         if (command.pan < 0)
             op += 'Left';
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ export class ReolinkCameraClient {
             op += 'Up';
 
         if (op) {
-            await this.ptzOp(op, Math.round((command?.pan || command?.tilt || 1) * 10));
+            await this.ptzOp(op, Math.round(Math.abs(command?.pan || command?.tilt || 1) * 10));
         }
 
         op = undefined;
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ export class ReolinkCameraClient {
             op = 'ZoomInc';
 
         if (op) {
-            await this.ptzOp(op, Math.round((command?.zoom || 1) * 10));
+            await this.ptzOp(op, Math.round(Math.abs(command?.zoom || 1) * 10));
         }
     }