diff --git a/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs b/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
index b9f470f..bfff3f1 100644
--- a/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
+++ b/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ impl MousePointer {
 					};
 					node.enabled()
 				})
+				// filter out all the fields with disabled handlers
+				.filter(|handler| {
+					let Some(node) = handler.field.spatial.node() else {
+						return false;
+					};
+					node.enabled()
+				})
 				// ray march to all the enabled handlers' fields
 				.map(|handler| {
 					let result = handler.field.ray_march(Ray {
diff --git a/src/objects/input/sk_controller.rs b/src/objects/input/sk_controller.rs
index ee64ca7..c86c146 100644
--- a/src/objects/input/sk_controller.rs
+++ b/src/objects/input/sk_controller.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ impl SkController {
 					};
 					node.enabled()
 				})
+				// filter out all the fields with disabled handlers
+				.filter(|handler| {
+					let Some(node) = handler.field.spatial.node() else {
+						return false;
+					};
+					node.enabled()
+				})
 				// get the unsigned distance to the handler's field (unsigned so giant fields won't always eat input)
 				.map(|handler| {
 					(
diff --git a/src/objects/input/sk_hand.rs b/src/objects/input/sk_hand.rs
index b56a791..8e64a8e 100644
--- a/src/objects/input/sk_hand.rs
+++ b/src/objects/input/sk_hand.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ impl SkHand {
 					};
 					node.enabled()
 				})
+				// filter out all the fields with disabled handlers
+				.filter(|handler| {
+					let Some(node) = handler.field.spatial.node() else {
+						return false;
+					};
+					node.enabled()
+				})
 				// get the unsigned distance to the handler's field (unsigned so giant fields won't always eat input)
 				.map(|handler| {
 					(