diff --git a/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/Despawn.cs b/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/Despawn.cs
index d8bd134..7bed0ca 100644
--- a/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/Despawn.cs
+++ b/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/Despawn.cs
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ public class Despawn : MonoBehaviour
     {
         if (other.CompareTag("NPC"))
         {
-            other.gameObject.SetActive(false);
+            GameManager.instance.currentNPC = null;
+            NPCSpawn.instance.npcSpawned = false;
+            
             Destroy(other.gameObject);
-
-            npcSpawnScript.npcSpawned = false;
         }
     }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/NPCSpawn.cs b/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/NPCSpawn.cs
index 99ae71d..07ba14f 100644
--- a/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/NPCSpawn.cs
+++ b/SSLR/Assets/Scripts/NPCSpawn.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,26 @@ using UnityEngine;
 
 public class NPCSpawn : MonoBehaviour
 {
+    public static NPCSpawn instance;
+    
     [SerializeField] private float npcBufferTime;
     public bool npcSpawned = false;
-    /*[SerializeField]
-    List<GameObject> NPCs = new List<GameObject>();*/
     
     [SerializeField]
     GameObject npc;
 
+    void Awake()
+    {
+        if (instance ==null)
+        {
+            instance = this;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Destroy(gameObject);
+        }
+    }
+    
     void Update()
     {
         if (!npcSpawned)