diff --git a/src/lib/kitty.c b/src/lib/kitty.c
index eef2a41cd..2cb33536f 100644
--- a/src/lib/kitty.c
+++ b/src/lib/kitty.c
@@ -586,17 +586,17 @@ int kitty_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
           sprixcell_e state = sprixel_state(s, yy - s->movedfromy + s->n->absy - stdn->absy,
                                               xx - s->movedfromx + s->n->absx - stdn->absx);
           if(state == SPRIXCELL_OPAQUE_KITTY){
-fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGED 1\n");
+//fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGED 1\n");
             r->s.damaged = 1;
           }else if(s->invalidated == SPRIXEL_MOVED){
             // ideally, we wouldn't damage our annihilated sprixcells, but if
             // we're being annihilated only during this cycle, we need to go
             // ahead and damage it.
-fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGED 2\n");
+//fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGED 2\n");
             r->s.damaged = 1;
           }
         }else{
-fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGED 3\n");
+//fprintf(stderr, "DAMAGED 3\n");
           //r->s.damaged = 1;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index 541152a4e..097461299 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ clean_sprixels(notcurses* nc, ncpile* p, FILE* out){
   int ret = 0;
   while( (s = *parent) ){
     if(s->invalidated == SPRIXEL_HIDE){
-//fprintf(stderr, "OUGHT HIDE %d [%dx%d] %p\n", s->id, s->dimy, s->dimx, s);
+fprintf(stderr, "OUGHT HIDE %d [%dx%d] %p\n", s->id, s->dimy, s->dimx, s);
       if(sprite_destroy(nc, p, out, s) == 0){
         if( (*parent = s->next) ){
           s->next->prev = s->prev;
diff --git a/src/lib/sixel.c b/src/lib/sixel.c
index 0dd04bb45..e1d53e301 100644
--- a/src/lib/sixel.c
+++ b/src/lib/sixel.c
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ int sixel_destroy(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s){
     for(int xx = startx ; xx < startx + s->dimx && xx < p->dimx ; ++xx){
       struct crender *r = &p->crender[yy * p->dimx + xx];
       if(!r->sprixel){
-        //r->s.damaged = 1;
+        r->s.damaged = 1;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ wipe_color(sixelmap* smap, int color, int sband, int eband,
 int sixel_wipe(sprixel* s, int ycell, int xcell){
   if(s->n->tam[s->dimx * ycell + xcell].state == SPRIXCELL_ANNIHILATED){
 //fprintf(stderr, "CACHED WIPE %d %d/%d\n", s->id, ycell, xcell);
-    return 0; // already annihilated FIXME but 0 breaks things
+    return 1; // already annihilated FIXME but 0 breaks things
   }
 //fprintf(stderr, "WIPING %d/%d\n", ycell, xcell);
   uint8_t* auxvec = sprixel_auxiliary_vector(s);
diff --git a/src/lib/sprite.c b/src/lib/sprite.c
index 5b7d50b01..94a4af396 100644
--- a/src/lib/sprite.c
+++ b/src/lib/sprite.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ void sprixel_movefrom(sprixel* s, int y, int x){
 
 void sprixel_hide(sprixel* s){
   if(ncplane_pile(s->n) == NULL){ // ncdirect case; destroy now
+fprintf(stderr, "DESTROY IMMEDIATELY\n");
     sprixel_free(s);
     return;
   }