diff --git a/python/port/mod/turtle/turtle.cpp b/python/port/mod/turtle/turtle.cpp
index 00568492b..e5bb0c39d 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/turtle/turtle.cpp
+++ b/python/port/mod/turtle/turtle.cpp
@@ -75,20 +75,20 @@ void Turtle::circle(mp_int_t radius, mp_float_t angle) {
   mp_float_t oldHeading = heading();
   mp_float_t length = std::fabs(angle * k_headingScale * radius);
   int direction = 1; // 1=fwd, -1=backward
-  if (angle < 0) {direction =-1;} 
-    if (length > 1) {
-      for (int i = 1; i < length; i++) {
-        mp_float_t progress = i / length;
-        // Move the turtle forward
-        if (forward(direction)) {
-          // Keyboard interruption. Return now to let MicroPython process it.
-          return;
-        }
-        setHeadingPrivate(oldHeading+std::copysign(angle*progress, direction*radius));
+  if (angle < 0) { direction =-1; } 
+  if (length > 1) {
+    for (int i = 1; i < length; i++) {
+      mp_float_t progress = i / length;
+      // Move the turtle forward
+      if (forward(direction)) {
+        // Keyboard interruption. Return now to let MicroPython process it.
+        return;
       }
-      forward(direction);
-      setHeading(oldHeading+std::copysign(angle, direction*radius));
+      setHeadingPrivate(oldHeading+std::copysign(angle*progress, direction*radius));
     }
+    forward(direction);
+    setHeading(oldHeading+std::copysign(angle, direction*radius));
+  }
 
 }