diff --git a/day12/part1.py b/day12/part1.py
index 5e1f17f..2f5f6d7 100644
--- a/day12/part1.py
+++ b/day12/part1.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ lines = ((x[0], int(x[1:].strip())) for x in open("input.txt"))
 pos = 0
 direction = 1
 targets = {"E": 1, "N": 1j, "W": -1, "S": -1j}
+angles = {"L": 1, "R": -1}
 
 for cmd, num in lines:
     if cmd in targets:
         pos += targets[cmd] * num
-    elif cmd in "LR":
-        times = (-1 if cmd == "R" else 1) * num / 90
+    elif cmd in angles:
+        times = angles[cmd] * num / 90
         direction = direction * 1j ** times
     else:
         pos += direction * num
diff --git a/day12/part2.py b/day12/part2.py
index 1d9ac1e..8381b0f 100644
--- a/day12/part2.py
+++ b/day12/part2.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ lines = ((x[0], int(x[1:].strip())) for x in open("input.txt"))
 pos = 0
 direction = 10 + 1j
 targets = {"E": 1, "N": 1j, "W": -1, "S": -1j}
+angles = {"L": 1, "R": -1}
 
 for cmd, num in lines:
     if cmd in targets:
         direction += targets[cmd] * num
-    elif cmd in "LR":
-        times = (-1 if cmd == "R" else 1) * num / 90
+    elif cmd in angles:
+        times = angles[cmd] * num / 90
         direction = direction * 1j ** times
     else:
         pos += direction * num