diff --git a/src/world/Actor/EventObject.cpp b/src/world/Actor/EventObject.cpp
index bdd36be9..fe8fd951 100644
--- a/src/world/Actor/EventObject.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Actor/EventObject.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ uint8_t Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::getState() const
 void Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::setState( uint8_t state )
 {
   m_state = state;
-
-  sendToInRangeSet( makeActorControl( getId(), DirectorEObjMod, state ) );
 }
 
 void Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::setAnimationFlag( uint32_t flag, uint32_t animationFlag )
@@ -144,6 +142,7 @@ void Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::spawn( Sapphire::Entity::PlayerPtr pTarget )
   eobjStatePacket->data().EntityId = getId();
   eobjStatePacket->data().Dir = Util::floatToUInt16Rot( getRot() );
   eobjStatePacket->data().OwnerId = getOwnerId();
+  eobjStatePacket->data().PermissionInvisibility = getPermissionInvisibility();
   eobjStatePacket->data().Args = 0xE0;
   eobjStatePacket->data().Args2 = 0; // initial animation state
   eobjStatePacket->data().Args3 = getHousingLink();
@@ -178,6 +177,8 @@ uint8_t Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::getPermissionInvisibility() const
 void Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::setPermissionInvisibility( uint8_t permissionInvisibility )
 {
   m_permissionInvisibility = permissionInvisibility;
+
+  sendToInRangeSet( makeActorControl( getId(), DirectorEObjMod, permissionInvisibility ) );
 }
 
 uint32_t Sapphire::Entity::EventObject::getOwnerId() const
diff --git a/src/world/Manager/DebugCommandMgr.cpp b/src/world/Manager/DebugCommandMgr.cpp
index fb4682c6..61613421 100644
--- a/src/world/Manager/DebugCommandMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Manager/DebugCommandMgr.cpp
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ void DebugCommandMgr::instance( char* data, Entity::Player& player, std::shared_
     if( !obj )
       return;
 
-    obj->setState( state );
+    obj->setPermissionInvisibility( state );
   }
   else if( subCommand == "objflag" )
   {
diff --git a/src/world/Territory/InstanceContent.cpp b/src/world/Territory/InstanceContent.cpp
index ff33ddcb..064f6915 100644
--- a/src/world/Territory/InstanceContent.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Territory/InstanceContent.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void Sapphire::InstanceContent::onUpdate( uint64_t tickCount )
       sendDutyCommence();
 
       if( m_pEntranceEObj )
-        m_pEntranceEObj->setState( 1 );
+        m_pEntranceEObj->setPermissionInvisibility( 1 );
       m_state = DutyInProgress;
       break;
     }