diff --git a/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/goals.py b/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/goals.py
index 22b16df8e..85c49cc61 100644
--- a/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/goals.py
+++ b/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/goals.py
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ class Goal:
     def __init__(self, goal_type: GoalType):
         self.goal_type = goal_type
         self.generateGoalData()
+        self.is_hit_prev = False
 
-    def generateGoalData(self):
+    def generateGoalData(self, modelPos=[0,0]):
         if self.goal_type == GoalType.NoGoal:
             self.goal_data = []
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class Goal:
             rot = randomVal(-1, 1) # radians
             
             self.is_hit = False
-            self.is_hit_prev = False
+            
             # The max distance from the target counting as a hit
             self.hit_range = 0.2
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class Goal:
 
             # Y axis up, z axis in different direction
             self.goal_data = [-x, z, y]
+            self.world_pos = [-x + modelPos[0], z, y + modelPos[1]]
 
         elif self.goal_type == GoalType.TargetHeading:
             # Direction: 2D unit vector
diff --git a/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/pybullet_deep_mimic_env.py b/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/pybullet_deep_mimic_env.py
index 378b6a685..bd032ed29 100644
--- a/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/pybullet_deep_mimic_env.py
+++ b/examples/pybullet/gym/pybullet_envs/deep_mimic/env/pybullet_deep_mimic_env.py
@@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ class PyBulletDeepMimicEnv(Env):
     self.removeThrownObjects()
 
     self._humanoid.setSimTime(startTime)
+    self.prevCycleCount = self._humanoid.cycleCount
 
     self._humanoid.resetPose()
     #this clears the contact points. Todo: add API to explicitly clear all contact points?
     #self._pybullet_client.stepSimulation()
     self._humanoid.resetPose()
     # generate new goal
-    self.goal.generateGoalData()
+    humanPos = self._humanoid.getLinkPosition(0)
+    self.goal.generateGoalData([humanPos[0], humanPos[2]])
     self.needs_update_time = self.t - 1  #force update
 
   def get_num_agents(self):
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ class PyBulletDeepMimicEnv(Env):
     self._pybullet_client.setTimeStep(timeStep)
     self._humanoid._timeStep = timeStep
     self.updateGoal(self._humanoid.getLinkPosition(HumanoidLinks.rightAnkle))
-    if self.target_id is not None:
+    if self.target_id is not None: # TODO: check goal type
       self.updateDrawStrikeGoal()
 
     for i in range(1):
@@ -413,7 +415,13 @@ class PyBulletDeepMimicEnv(Env):
 
   def updateGoal(self, linkPos):
     if self.goal.goal_type == GoalType.Strike:
-      goalPos = self.goal.goal_data
+      if self.prevCycleCount != self._humanoid.cycleCount:
+        # generate new goal
+        humanPos = self._humanoid.getLinkPosition(0)
+        self.goal.generateGoalData([humanPos[0], humanPos[2]])
+        self.prevCycleCount = self._humanoid.cycleCount
+
+      goalPos = self.goal.world_pos
       distance = sum([(x - y)**2 for (x, y) in zip(goalPos, linkPos)]) ** 0.5
 
       if distance <= self.goal.hit_range:
@@ -427,12 +435,12 @@ class PyBulletDeepMimicEnv(Env):
 
     obj_id = self._pybullet_client.createMultiBody(
                 baseVisualShapeIndex=vis_id,
-                basePosition=self.goal.goal_data)
+                basePosition=self.goal.world_pos)
     return obj_id
 
   def updateDrawStrikeGoal(self):
     current_pos = self._pybullet_client.getBasePositionAndOrientation(self.target_id)[0]
-    target_pos = self.goal.goal_data
+    target_pos = self.goal.world_pos
 
     if target_pos != current_pos:
       self._pybullet_client.resetBasePositionAndOrientation(