diff --git a/Content.Server/Doors/Systems/DoorSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Doors/Systems/DoorSystem.cs
index a690d7a3ba..f2491310ee 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Doors/Systems/DoorSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Doors/Systems/DoorSystem.cs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public sealed class DoorSystem : SharedDoorSystem
     {
         if (component.BumpOpen)
         {
-            foreach (var other in PhysicsSystem.GetCollidingEntities(body))
+            foreach (var other in PhysicsSystem.GetContactingEntities(body, approximate: true))
             {
                 if (Tags.HasTag(other.Owner, "DoorBumpOpener") &&
                     TryOpen(component.Owner, component, other.Owner, false, quiet: true)) break;
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowContactsComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowContactsComponent.cs
index ef4151935a..5175fe95df 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowContactsComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowContactsComponent.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
 
 namespace Content.Shared.Movement.Components;
 
@@ -6,8 +7,22 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Movement.Components;
 public sealed class SlowContactsComponent : Component
 {
     [ViewVariables, DataField("walkSpeedModifier")]
-    public float WalkSpeedModifier { get; private set; } = 1.0f;
+    public float WalkSpeedModifier { get; set; } = 1.0f;
 
     [ViewVariables, DataField("sprintSpeedModifier")]
-    public float SprintSpeedModifier { get; private set; } = 1.0f;
+    public float SprintSpeedModifier { get; set; } = 1.0f;
+}
+
+[Serializable, NetSerializable]
+public sealed class SlowContactsComponentState : ComponentState
+{
+    public readonly float WalkSpeedModifier;
+
+    public readonly float SprintSpeedModifier;
+
+    public SlowContactsComponentState(float walkSpeedModifier, float sprintSpeedModifier)
+    {
+        WalkSpeedModifier = walkSpeedModifier;
+        SprintSpeedModifier = sprintSpeedModifier;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowedByContactComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowedByContactComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2065a9b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowedByContactComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
+using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
+
+namespace Content.Shared.Movement.Components;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exists just to listen to a single event. What a life.
+/// </summary>
+[NetworkedComponent, RegisterComponent] // must be networked to properly predict adding & removal
+public sealed class SlowedByContactComponent : Component
+{
+}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowsOnContactComponent.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowsOnContactComponent.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 92a406b4d5..0000000000
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Components/SlowsOnContactComponent.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
-
-namespace Content.Shared.Movement.Components;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Exists just to listen to a single event. What a life.
-/// </summary>
-[NetworkedComponent, RegisterComponent]
-public sealed class SlowsOnContactComponent : Component
-{
-}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SlowContactsSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SlowContactsSystem.cs
index fb7010a2d0..c036379bc0 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SlowContactsSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Movement/Systems/SlowContactsSystem.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Content.Shared.Movement.Components;
+using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
 using Robust.Shared.Physics.Dynamics;
 
 namespace Content.Shared.Movement.Systems;
@@ -8,65 +9,96 @@ public sealed class SlowContactsSystem : EntitySystem
     [Dependency] private readonly SharedPhysicsSystem _physics = default!;
     [Dependency] private readonly MovementSpeedModifierSystem _speedModifierSystem = default!;
 
-    private readonly Dictionary<EntityUid, int> _statusCapableInContact = new();
+    private HashSet<EntityUid> _toUpdate = new();
+    private HashSet<EntityUid> _toRemove = new();
 
     public override void Initialize()
     {
         base.Initialize();
         SubscribeLocalEvent<SlowContactsComponent, StartCollideEvent>(OnEntityEnter);
         SubscribeLocalEvent<SlowContactsComponent, EndCollideEvent>(OnEntityExit);
-        SubscribeLocalEvent<SlowsOnContactComponent, RefreshMovementSpeedModifiersEvent>(MovementSpeedCheck);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<SlowedByContactComponent, RefreshMovementSpeedModifiersEvent>(MovementSpeedCheck);
+
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<SlowContactsComponent, ComponentHandleState>(OnHandleState);
+        SubscribeLocalEvent<SlowContactsComponent, ComponentGetState>(OnGetState);
+
+        UpdatesAfter.Add(typeof(SharedPhysicsSystem));
     }
 
-    private void MovementSpeedCheck(EntityUid uid, SlowsOnContactComponent component, RefreshMovementSpeedModifiersEvent args)
+    public override void Update(float frameTime)
     {
-        if (!_statusCapableInContact.ContainsKey(uid) || _statusCapableInContact[uid] <= 0)
+        base.Update(frameTime);
+
+        _toRemove.Clear();
+
+        foreach (var ent in _toUpdate)
+        {
+            _speedModifierSystem.RefreshMovementSpeedModifiers(ent);
+        }
+
+        foreach (var ent in _toRemove)
+        {
+            RemComp<SlowedByContactComponent>(ent);
+        }
+
+        _toUpdate.Clear();
+    }
+
+    private void OnGetState(EntityUid uid, SlowContactsComponent component, ref ComponentGetState args)
+    {
+        args.State = new SlowContactsComponentState(component.WalkSpeedModifier, component.SprintSpeedModifier);
+    }
+
+    private void OnHandleState(EntityUid uid, SlowContactsComponent component, ref ComponentHandleState args)
+    {
+        if (args.Current is not SlowContactsComponentState state)
             return;
 
+        component.WalkSpeedModifier = state.WalkSpeedModifier;
+        component.SprintSpeedModifier = state.SprintSpeedModifier;
+    }
+
+    private void MovementSpeedCheck(EntityUid uid, SlowedByContactComponent component, RefreshMovementSpeedModifiersEvent args)
+    {
         if (!EntityManager.TryGetComponent<PhysicsComponent>(uid, out var physicsComponent))
             return;
 
         var walkSpeed = 1.0f;
         var sprintSpeed = 1.0f;
 
-        foreach (var colliding in _physics.GetCollidingEntities(physicsComponent))
+        bool remove = true;
+        foreach (var colliding in _physics.GetContactingEntities(physicsComponent))
         {
             var ent = colliding.Owner;
-            if (!EntityManager.TryGetComponent<SlowContactsComponent>(ent, out var slowContactsComponent))
+            if (!TryComp<SlowContactsComponent>(ent, out var slowContactsComponent))
                 continue;
 
             walkSpeed = Math.Min(walkSpeed, slowContactsComponent.WalkSpeedModifier);
             sprintSpeed = Math.Min(sprintSpeed, slowContactsComponent.SprintSpeedModifier);
+            remove = false;
         }
 
         args.ModifySpeed(walkSpeed, sprintSpeed);
+
+        // no longer colliding with anything
+        if (remove)
+            _toRemove.Add(uid);
     }
 
     private void OnEntityExit(EntityUid uid, SlowContactsComponent component, EndCollideEvent args)
     {
         var otherUid = args.OtherFixture.Body.Owner;
-        if (!EntityManager.HasComponent<MovementSpeedModifierComponent>(otherUid)
-            || !EntityManager.HasComponent<SlowsOnContactComponent>(otherUid))
-            return;
-        if (!_statusCapableInContact.ContainsKey(otherUid))
-            Logger.ErrorS("slowscontacts", $"The entity {otherUid} left a body ({uid}) it was never in.");
-        _statusCapableInContact[otherUid]--;
-        if (_statusCapableInContact[otherUid] == 0)
-            EntityManager.RemoveComponentDeferred<SlowsOnContactComponent>(otherUid);
-        _speedModifierSystem.RefreshMovementSpeedModifiers(otherUid);
-
+        if (HasComp<MovementSpeedModifierComponent>(otherUid))
+            _toUpdate.Add(otherUid);
     }
 
     private void OnEntityEnter(EntityUid uid, SlowContactsComponent component, StartCollideEvent args)
     {
         var otherUid = args.OtherFixture.Body.Owner;
-        if (!EntityManager.HasComponent<MovementSpeedModifierComponent>(otherUid))
+        if (!HasComp<MovementSpeedModifierComponent>(otherUid))
             return;
-        if (!_statusCapableInContact.ContainsKey(otherUid))
-            _statusCapableInContact[otherUid] = 0;
-        _statusCapableInContact[otherUid]++;
 
-        EnsureComp<SlowsOnContactComponent>(otherUid);
-        _speedModifierSystem.RefreshMovementSpeedModifiers(otherUid);
+        EnsureComp<SlowedByContactComponent>(otherUid);
+        _toUpdate.Add(otherUid);
     }
 }