diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Cell.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Cell.cpp
index 6259da07..899fdc4c 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Cell.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Cell.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include "Actor/Chara.h"
 #include "Forwards.h"
 #include "Zone.h"
+#include <Logging/Logger.h>
+
+#include "Framework.h"
+extern Core::Framework g_fw;
 
 // TODO: the entire zone / areahandling is a bit outdated ( in parts i used this for the 1.0 iteration )
 // likely this could be greatly improved or redone
@@ -32,6 +36,8 @@ void Core::Cell::init( uint32_t x, uint32_t y, ZonePtr pZone )
 
 void Core::Cell::addActor( Entity::ActorPtr pAct )
 {
+   auto pLog = g_fw.get< Core::Logger >();
+   pLog->debug( "Adding actor to cell in " + this->m_pZone->getName() );
    if( pAct->isPlayer() )
       ++m_playerCount;
 
@@ -40,6 +46,8 @@ void Core::Cell::addActor( Entity::ActorPtr pAct )
 
 void Core::Cell::removeActor( Entity::ActorPtr pAct )
 {
+   auto pLog = g_fw.get< Core::Logger >();
+   pLog->debug( "Removing actor from cell in " + this->m_pZone->getName() );
    if( pAct->isPlayer() )
       --m_playerCount;
 
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp
index 84d5d99a..500f2d93 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/TerritoryMgr.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ Core::TerritoryMgr::InstanceIdList Core::TerritoryMgr::getInstanceContentIdList(
 bool Core::TerritoryMgr::movePlayer( uint32_t territoryId, Core::Entity::PlayerPtr pPlayer )
 {
    auto pZone = getZoneByTerriId( territoryId );
+   assert( pZone );
    return movePlayer( pZone, pPlayer );
 }
 
@@ -333,8 +334,8 @@ bool Core::TerritoryMgr::movePlayer( ZonePtr pZone, Core::Entity::PlayerPtr pPla
    // mark character as zoning in progress
    pPlayer->setLoadingComplete( false );
 
-   if( pPlayer->getLastPing() != 0 )
-      pPlayer->getCurrentZone()->removeActor( pPlayer );
+   //if( pPlayer->getLastPing() != 0 )
+   //   pPlayer->getCurrentZone()->removeActor( pPlayer );
 
    pPlayer->setCurrentZone( pZone );
    pZone->pushActor( pPlayer );
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Zone.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Zone.cpp
index ad76612c..ba5d5869 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Zone.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Zone/Zone.cpp
@@ -225,15 +225,14 @@ void Core::Zone::pushActor( Entity::ActorPtr pActor )
 
 void Core::Zone::removeActor( Entity::ActorPtr pActor )
 {
+   float mx = pActor->getPos().x;
+   float my = pActor->getPos().z;
+   uint32_t cx = getPosX( mx );
+   uint32_t cy = getPosY( my );
 
-   /* TODO: have to wait and see if removal of this actually breaks anything
-            this however is potentially removing a player from a zone he does not belong to */
-   //auto pCell = pActor->getCellPtr();
-   //if( pCell )
-   //{
-   //   pCell->removeActor( pActor );
-   //   pCell = nullptr;
-   //}
+   Cell* pCell = getCellPtr(cx, cy);
+   if( pCell && pCell->hasActor( pActor ) )
+      pCell->removeActor( pActor );
 
    if( pActor->isPlayer() )
    {
@@ -418,8 +417,7 @@ void Core::Zone::updateSessions( bool changedWeather )
       // this session is not linked to this area anymore, remove it from zone session list
       if( ( !pPlayer->getCurrentZone() ) || ( pPlayer->getCurrentZone() != shared_from_this() ) )
       {
-         if( pPlayer->getCellPtr() )
-            removeActor( pSession->getPlayer() );
+         removeActor( pSession->getPlayer() );
 
          it = m_sessionSet.erase(it );
          continue;
@@ -543,7 +541,7 @@ void Core::Zone::updateActorPosition( Entity::Actor &actor )
       if( pOldCell )
       {
          auto pLog = g_fw.get< Logger >();
-         pLog->debug( std::string( __FUNCTION__ ) + "removeActor" );
+         pLog->debug( std::string( __FUNCTION__ ) + " -> removeActor() ...moving cell..." );
          pOldCell->removeActor( actor.shared_from_this() );
       }