diff --git a/modifiers/trail/trail.wren b/modifiers/trail/trail.wren
index 7fef811..d74e868 100644
--- a/modifiers/trail/trail.wren
+++ b/modifiers/trail/trail.wren
@@ -204,16 +204,8 @@ class TrailSystem is ModifierSystem {
 
 		//...but for now...
 		var data = get(entity) 
-		var inst_data: TrailData = _instance_data[entity]
-		
-		World.render_set_remove(_world, inst_data.geometry, entity)
-		Geometry.destroy(inst_data.geometry)
-		Render.destroy_index_buffer(inst_data.index_buffer)
-		Render.destroy_vertex_buffer(inst_data.position_buffer)
-		Render.destroy_vertex_buffer(inst_data.color_buffer)
-		Render.destroy_vertex_buffer(inst_data.uv_buffer)
+		detach(entity, data)
 		attach(entity, data)
-		System.print("recreated")
 	}
 
 	destroy() {
@@ -309,8 +301,14 @@ class TrailSystem is ModifierSystem {
 	}
 
 	detach(entity, data: ModifierData) {
-		//called when detached from an entity, like on destroy
-		
+		var inst_data: TrailData = _instance_data[entity]
+		World.render_set_remove(_world, inst_data.geometry, entity)
+		Geometry.destroy(inst_data.geometry)
+		Render.destroy_index_buffer(inst_data.index_buffer)
+		Render.destroy_vertex_buffer(inst_data.position_buffer)
+		Render.destroy_vertex_buffer(inst_data.color_buffer)
+		Render.destroy_vertex_buffer(inst_data.uv_buffer)
+		_instance_data.remove(entity)
 	}
 
 	tick(delta) {