diff --git a/src/cheogram/java/com/cheogram/android/SwipeDetector.java b/src/cheogram/java/com/cheogram/android/SwipeDetector.java
index b9f12fc59a37cf0708c3b60fcc8f4f8467847462..30507f21947d44e84cf785f4a1e4e5f6fdaac3b5 100644
--- a/src/cheogram/java/com/cheogram/android/SwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/cheogram/java/com/cheogram/android/SwipeDetector.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class SwipeDetector implements View.OnTouchListener {
                 float deltaX = downX - upX;
                 float deltaY = downY - upY;
 
-                if (deltaY>0 && deltaY<10 && deltaX<0 || deltaY==0 && deltaX>-15 && deltaX<0) {
+                if (Math.abs(deltaY) < 15 && deltaX < -15) {
                     v.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);
                 }