diff --git a/lib/game/components/flipper.dart b/lib/game/components/flipper.dart
index 0691da34..f60732b4 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/flipper.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/flipper.dart
@@ -187,4 +187,28 @@ class FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef extends RevoluteJointDef {
 
   /// The total angle of the arc motion.
   static const _sweepingAngle = math.pi / 7;
+
+  /// Unlocks the [Flipper] from its resting position.
+  ///
+  /// The [Flipper] is locked when initialized in order to force it to be at
+  /// its resting position.
+  // TODO(alestiago): consider refactor once the issue is solved:
+  // https://github.com/flame-engine/forge2d/issues/36
+  static void unlock(RevoluteJoint joint) {
+    assert(joint.bodyA is Flipper && joint.bodyB is Anchor, 'Invalid joint.');
+    final flipper = joint.bodyA as Flipper;
+
+    late final double upperLimit, lowerLimit;
+    switch (flipper.side) {
+      case BoardSide.left:
+        lowerLimit = joint.lowerLimit * -1;
+        upperLimit = joint.upperLimit;
+        break;
+      case BoardSide.right:
+        lowerLimit = joint.lowerLimit;
+        upperLimit = joint.upperLimit * -1;
+    }
+
+    joint.setLimits(lowerLimit, upperLimit);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
index 64db9c5d..21c291f4 100644
--- a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
+++ b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
@@ -82,14 +82,8 @@ class PinballGame extends Forge2DGame with FlameBloc, KeyboardEvents {
     await _leftFlipper.hasMounted.future;
     await _rightFlipper.hasMounted.future;
 
-    _leftFlipperRevoluteJoint.setLimits(
-      _leftFlipperRevoluteJoint.lowerLimit * -1,
-      _leftFlipperRevoluteJoint.upperLimit,
-    );
-    _rightFlipperRevoluteJoint.setLimits(
-      _rightFlipperRevoluteJoint.lowerLimit,
-      _rightFlipperRevoluteJoint.upperLimit * -1,
-    );
+    FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef.unlock(_leftFlipperRevoluteJoint);
+    FlipperAnchorRevoluteJointDef.unlock(_rightFlipperRevoluteJoint);
   }
 
   @override