diff --git a/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/actors/player.lua b/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/actors/player.lua
index e20da85..16c1de1 100644
--- a/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/actors/player.lua
+++ b/sonic-radiance.love/scenes/overworld/actors/player.lua
@@ -68,27 +68,29 @@ function Player:updateCurrentCharset()
 end
 
 function Player:collisionResponse(col)
-  if (not col.other.owner.isDestroyed) then
-    if (col.other.type == "gizmo") then
-      if (col.other.owner.needButton) then
+  local hitbox = col.other
+  local other = col.other.owner
+  if (not other.isDestroyed) then
+    if (hitbox.type == "gizmo") then
+      if (other.needButton) then
         if (self.keys["A"].isPressed) then
-          col.other.owner:doAction()
+          other:doAction()
           self.haveCollided = true
-          self.lastCollision = col.other.owner.creationID
+          self.lastCollision = other.creationID
         end
       else
-        if (self.lastCollision ~= col.other.owner.creationID) then
-          col.other.owner:doAction()
+        if (self.lastCollision ~= other.creationID) then
+          other:doAction()
         end
         self.haveCollided = true
-        self.lastCollision = col.other.owner.creationID
+        self.lastCollision = other.creationID
       end
     end
-    if (col.other.type == "btnInput" and col.other.owner.needButton) then
-      if (self.keys["A"].isPressed and (self:faceRightDirection(col.other.owner))) then
-        col.other.owner:doAction()
+    if (hitbox.type == "btnInput" and other.needButton) then
+      if (self.keys["A"].isPressed and (self:faceRightDirection(other))) then
+        other:doAction()
         self.haveCollided = true
-        self.lastCollision = col.other.owner.creationID
+        self.lastCollision = other.creationID
       end
     end
   end