diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs
index 9172704..9562f48 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithDeathTrigger.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * description: trigger to detect if the player did not land in an aerial faith landing trigger
  */
 
+using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -14,7 +15,17 @@ public class AerialFaithDeathTrigger : MonoBehaviour
     /// <summary>
     ///     the trigger that detects if the player has jumped out of the play area
     /// </summary>
-    [SerializeField] private AerialFaithJumpTrigger linkedJumpTrigger;
+    [SerializeField] private AerialFaithLeapTrigger linkedLeapTrigger;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     check if linkedLeapTrigger is set
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <exception cref="NullReferenceException">consequential exception</exception>
+    private void Awake()
+    {
+        if (linkedLeapTrigger == null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException("AerialFaithLandingTrigger: linkedLeapTrigger is not set");
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     detect if player has entered the trigger
@@ -22,8 +33,24 @@ public class AerialFaithDeathTrigger : MonoBehaviour
     /// <param name="other">colliding game object</param>
     private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
     {
-        if (!other.CompareTag("Player") || !linkedJumpTrigger.isPlayerInAir) return;
+        // Debug.Log($"AerialFaithDeathTrigger: was hit by object with tag {other.tag}");
+
+        if (!other.CompareTag("Player") || !linkedLeapTrigger.isPlayerInAir) return;
+
+        // if (!other.CompareTag("Player"))
+        // {
+        //     Debug.Log("AerialFaithDeathTrigger: player missed");
+        //     return;
+        // }
+        //
+        // if (!linkedLeapTrigger.isPlayerInAir)
+        // {
+        //     Debug.Log("AerialFaithDeathTrigger: player is in an invalid state");
+        //     return;
+        // }
+
         Debug.Log("AerialFaithDeathTrigger: player missed, and will be baked");
+        linkedLeapTrigger.isPlayerInAir = false;
         // TODO: kill player
     }
 }
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diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLandingTrigger.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLandingTrigger.cs
index 13d0397..0bf00dd 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLandingTrigger.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLandingTrigger.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * description: trigger to detect if the player landed in a specific area
  */
 
+using System;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -14,7 +15,17 @@ public class AerialFaithLandingTrigger : MonoBehaviour
     /// <summary>
     ///     the trigger that detects if the player has jumped out of the play area
     /// </summary>
-    [SerializeField] private AerialFaithJumpTrigger linkedJumpTrigger;
+    [SerializeField] private AerialFaithLeapTrigger linkedLeapTrigger;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     check if linkedLeapTrigger is set
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <exception cref="NullReferenceException">consequential exception</exception>
+    private void Awake()
+    {
+        if (linkedLeapTrigger == null)
+            throw new NullReferenceException("AerialFaithLandingTrigger: linkedLeapTrigger is not set");
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     detect if player has entered the trigger
@@ -22,8 +33,9 @@ public class AerialFaithLandingTrigger : MonoBehaviour
     /// <param name="other">colliding game object</param>
     private void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
     {
-        if (!other.CompareTag("Player") || !linkedJumpTrigger.isPlayerInAir) return;
+        // Debug.Log($"AerialFaithLandingTrigger: was hit by object with tag {other.tag}");
+        if (!other.CompareTag("Player") || !linkedLeapTrigger.isPlayerInAir) return;
         Debug.Log("AerialFaithLandingTrigger: player landed");
-        linkedJumpTrigger.isPlayerInAir = false;
+        linkedLeapTrigger.isPlayerInAir = false;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithJumpTrigger.cs b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLeapTrigger.cs
similarity index 73%
rename from RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithJumpTrigger.cs
rename to RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLeapTrigger.cs
index 3d5809f..eb0b199 100644
--- a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithJumpTrigger.cs
+++ b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLeapTrigger.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /// <summary>
 ///     detection behaviour class
 /// </summary>
-public class AerialFaithJumpTrigger : MonoBehaviour
+public class AerialFaithLeapTrigger : MonoBehaviour
 {
     /// <summary>
     ///     bool to check if player is airborne
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class AerialFaithJumpTrigger : MonoBehaviour
     /// <param name="other">colliding game object</param>
     private void OnTriggerExit(Collider other)
     {
-        if (other.CompareTag("Player")) isPlayerInAir = true;
-        Debug.Log("AerialFaithJumpTrigger: player is airborne");
+        if (!other.CompareTag("Player")) return;
+        isPlayerInAir = true;
+        Debug.Log("AerialFaithLeapTrigger: player is airborne");
     }
 }
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diff --git a/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithJumpTrigger.cs.meta b/RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLeapTrigger.cs.meta
similarity index 100%
rename from RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithJumpTrigger.cs.meta
rename to RunningLateGame/Assets/Scripts/AerialFaithLeapTrigger.cs.meta