diff --git a/src/nodes/fields.rs b/src/nodes/fields.rs
index 8b1e193..258114e 100644
--- a/src/nodes/fields.rs
+++ b/src/nodes/fields.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use glam::{Vec3, Vec3A, Vec3Swizzles, vec2, vec3, vec3a};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use stardust_xr::values::Vector3;
-use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
+use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock, Weak};
 use zbus::interface;
 
 // TODO: get SDFs working properly with non-uniform scale and so on, output distance relative to the spatial it's compared against
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static FIELD_REGISTRY_DEBUG_GIZMOS: Registry<Field> = Registry::new();
 stardust_xr_server_codegen::codegen_field_protocol!();
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-	pub static ref EXPORTED_FIELDS: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Arc<Node>>> = Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default());
+	pub static ref EXPORTED_FIELDS: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Weak<Node>>> = Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default());
 }
 
 pub trait FieldTrait: Send + Sync + 'static {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl FieldAspect for Field {
 
 	async fn export_field(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> Result<u64> {
 		let id = rand::random();
-		EXPORTED_FIELDS.lock().insert(id, node);
+		EXPORTED_FIELDS.lock().insert(id, Arc::downgrade(&node));
 		Ok(id)
 	}
 }
@@ -371,16 +371,17 @@ impl InterfaceAspect for Interface {
 		Ok(EXPORTED_FIELDS
 			.lock()
 			.get(&uid)
+			.and_then(|s| s.upgrade())
 			.map(|s| {
 				Alias::create(
-					s,
+					&s,
 					&calling_client,
 					FIELD_REF_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
 					None,
 				)
 				.unwrap()
 			})
-			.ok_or_eyre("Couldn't find spatial with that ID")?)
+			.ok_or_eyre("Couldn't import field with that ID")?)
 	}
 
 	fn create_field(
diff --git a/src/nodes/spatial/mod.rs b/src/nodes/spatial/mod.rs
index 99e2425..d23e6c9 100644
--- a/src/nodes/spatial/mod.rs
+++ b/src/nodes/spatial/mod.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Aspect for Zone {
 }
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-	pub static ref EXPORTED_SPATIALS: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Arc<Node>>> = Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default());
+	pub static ref EXPORTED_SPATIALS: Mutex<FxHashMap<u64, Weak<Node>>> = Mutex::new(FxHashMap::default());
 }
 
 static ZONEABLE_REGISTRY: Registry<Spatial> = Registry::new();
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl SpatialAspect for Spatial {
 	// legit gotta find a way to remove old ones, this just keeps the node alive
 	async fn export_spatial(node: Arc<Node>, _calling_client: Arc<Client>) -> Result<u64> {
 		let id = rand::random();
-		EXPORTED_SPATIALS.lock().insert(id, node);
+		EXPORTED_SPATIALS.lock().insert(id, Arc::downgrade(&node));
 		Ok(id)
 	}
 }
@@ -521,9 +521,10 @@ impl InterfaceAspect for Interface {
 		Ok(EXPORTED_SPATIALS
 			.lock()
 			.get(&uid)
+			.and_then(|s| s.upgrade())
 			.map(|s| {
 				Alias::create(
-					s,
+					&s,
 					&calling_client,
 					SPATIAL_REF_ASPECT_ALIAS_INFO.clone(),
 					None,
diff --git a/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs b/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
index 096a4fe..859bd21 100644
--- a/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
+++ b/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
@@ -327,7 +327,9 @@ impl MousePointer {
 				}
 				while let Some(Ok(Some((handler, field_ref_id)))) = join_set.join_next().await {
 					let exported_fields = EXPORTED_FIELDS.lock();
-					let Some(field_ref_node) = exported_fields.get(&field_ref_id) else {
+					let Some(field_ref_node) =
+						exported_fields.get(&field_ref_id).and_then(|f| f.upgrade())
+					else {
 						println!("didn't find a thing :(");
 						continue;
 					};
diff --git a/src/objects/mod.rs b/src/objects/mod.rs
index 98a658a..550e209 100644
--- a/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ use std::{
 };
 use zbus::{Connection, interface, object_server::Interface, zvariant::OwnedObjectPath};
 
+pub mod hmd;
 pub mod input;
 pub mod play_space;
-pub mod hmd;
 
 pub struct ObjectHandle<I: Interface>(Connection, OwnedObjectPath, PhantomData<I>);
 
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ impl SpatialRef {
 		let node = OwnedNode(Arc::new(Node::generate(&INTERNAL_CLIENT, false)));
 		let spatial = Spatial::add_to(&node.0, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		let uid: u64 = rand::random();
-		EXPORTED_SPATIALS.lock().insert(uid, node.0.clone());
+		EXPORTED_SPATIALS
+			.lock()
+			.insert(uid, Arc::downgrade(&node.0));
 
 		tokio::task::spawn({
 			let connection = connection.clone();
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ impl FieldRef {
 		Spatial::add_to(&node.0, None, Mat4::IDENTITY, false);
 		let field = Field::add_to(&node.0, shape).unwrap();
 		let uid: u64 = rand::random();
-		EXPORTED_FIELDS.lock().insert(uid, node.0.clone());
+		EXPORTED_FIELDS.lock().insert(uid, Arc::downgrade(&node.0));
 
 		tokio::task::spawn({
 			let connection = connection.clone();