diff --git a/app/server/engine.js b/app/server/engine.js
index 1d78259..977d486 100644
--- a/app/server/engine.js
+++ b/app/server/engine.js
@@ -90,7 +90,13 @@ export default class Engine {
           // dump entity state with updates for the transition
           const dumped = {
             ...entity.toJSON(),
-            Controlled: entity.Controlled,
+            // manually transfer control
+            Controlled: {
+              moveUp: entity.Controlled.moveUp,
+              moveRight: entity.Controlled.moveRight,
+              moveDown: entity.Controlled.moveDown,
+              moveLeft: entity.Controlled.moveLeft,
+            },
             Ecs: {path},
             ...updates,
           };
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ export default class Engine {
           Promise.all(promises).then(async () => {
             // recreate the entity in the new ECS and again associate it with the connection
             connectedPlayer.entity = engine.ecses[path].get(await engine.ecses[path].create(dumped));
-            connectedPlayer.entity.Player.id = id
+            connectedPlayer.entity.Player.id = id;
           });
         }
       }