diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_deserializeObjects.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_deserializeObjects.sqf
index a4944f60e..5882c2125 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_deserializeObjects.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_deserializeObjects.sqf
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ private _fnc_deserializeVehicle = {
     private _placement = ["CAN_COLLIDE", "FLY"] select (_type isKindOf "Air" && {_position select 2 > 5});
 
     private _vehicle = createVehicle [_type, _position, [], 0, _placement];
-    _vehicle setDir _direction;
+    if (_direction isEqualType 0) then {
+        _vehicle setDir _direction;
+    } else {
+        _vehicle setVectorDirAndUp _direction;
+    };
 
     // FLY placement always places aircraft at the same height relative to the ground
     if (_placement == "FLY") then {
@@ -223,7 +227,11 @@ private _fnc_deserializeStatic = {
 
     private _object = createVehicle [_type, [0, 0, 0], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
     _object setPos _position;
-    _object setDir _direction;
+    if (_direction isEqualType 0) then {
+        _object setDir _direction;
+    } else {
+        _object setVectorDirAndUp _direction;
+    };
 
     // Composition placement aligns objects to the surface normal if they are close to the ground
     // This also helps in preventing objects from being destroyed by cliping into the ground
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_serializeObjects.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_serializeObjects.sqf
index ba8c38c48..221cbed3f 100644
--- a/addons/common/functions/fnc_serializeObjects.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_serializeObjects.sqf
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ private _fnc_serializeVehicle = {
 
     private _type = typeOf _vehicle;
     private _position = ASLtoAGL getPosASL _vehicle vectorDiff _centerPos;
-    private _direction = getDir _vehicle;
+    private _direction = [vectorDir _vehicle, vectorUp _vehicle];
 
     private _fuel = fuel _vehicle;
     private _inventory = _vehicle call FUNC(serializeInventory);
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ private _fnc_serializeStatic = {
 
     private _type = typeOf _object;
     private _position = ASLtoAGL getPosASL _object vectorDiff _centerPos;
-    private _direction = getDir _object;
+    private _direction = [vectorDir _object, vectorUp _object];
 
     private _simulationEnabled = simulationEnabled _object;
     private _inventory = _object call FUNC(serializeInventory);