diff --git a/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Navigation/Portal.hs b/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Navigation/Portal.hs
index 96e6ed114..5db64fc72 100644
--- a/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Navigation/Portal.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-scenario/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Navigation/Portal.hs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ validatePartialNavigation currentSubworldName upperLeft unmergedWaypoints portal
   correctedWaypoints =
     binTuples $
       map
-        (\x -> (wpName $ wpConfig $ value x, fmap (offsetLoc $ upperLeft .-. origin) x))
+        (\x -> (wpName $ wpConfig $ value x, fmap (offsetLoc $ asVector upperLeft) x))
         unmergedWaypoints
   bareWaypoints = M.map (NE.map extractLoc) correctedWaypoints
   waypointsWithUniqueFlag = M.filter (any $ wpUnique . wpConfig . value) correctedWaypoints
diff --git a/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Location.hs b/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Location.hs
index f1a80ee01..884705733 100644
--- a/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Location.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Location.hs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module Swarm.Game.Location (
   -- ** Utility functions
   manhattan,
   euclidean,
+  asVector,
   getLocsInArea,
   getElemsInArea,
 
@@ -199,6 +200,10 @@ manhattan (Location x1 y1) (Location x2 y2) = abs (x1 - x2) + abs (y1 - y2)
 euclidean :: Location -> Location -> Double
 euclidean p1 p2 = norm (fromIntegral <$> (p2 .-. p1))
 
+-- | Converts a 'Point' to a vector offset from the 'origin'.
+asVector :: Location -> V2 Int32
+asVector loc = loc .-. origin
+
 -- | Get all the locations that are within a certain manhattan
 --   distance from a given location.
 --
diff --git a/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Assembly.hs b/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Assembly.hs
index c78f1398c..3c620ef99 100644
--- a/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Assembly.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Assembly.hs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ overlayGridExpanded
     baseGrid <> positionedOverlay
    where
     reorientedOverlayCells = applyOrientationTransform orientation overlayArea
-    placementAdjustedByOrigin = gridPosition baseGrid .+^ (yamlPlacementOffset .-. origin)
+    placementAdjustedByOrigin = gridPosition baseGrid .+^ asVector yamlPlacementOffset
     positionedOverlay = PositionedGrid placementAdjustedByOrigin reorientedOverlayCells
 
 -- * Validation
diff --git a/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Overlay.hs b/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Overlay.hs
index f666b7198..cb95e82a1 100644
--- a/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Overlay.hs
+++ b/src/swarm-topography/Swarm/Game/Scenario/Topography/Structure/Overlay.hs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ instance (Alternative f) => Semigroup (PositionedGrid (f a)) where
     -- such that the displacement vector will have:
     -- \* negative X component if the origin must be shifted east
     -- \* positive Y component if the origin must be shifted south
-    originDelta@(V2 deltaX deltaY) = overlayLoc .-. origin
+    originDelta@(V2 deltaX deltaY) = asVector overlayLoc
     -- Note that the adjustment vector will only ever have
     -- a non-negative X component (i.e. loc of upper-left corner must be shifted east) and
     -- a non-positive Y component (i.e. loc of upper-left corner must be shifted south).