# entity.parent-despawned

> Talos 0.7 · Since 0.6

`entity.setParent` was given a handle whose entity has been despawned (`ReparentError`); nothing changed

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| Severity | `error` |

## Meaning

`entity.setParent` was given a handle whose entity has been despawned (`ReparentError`); nothing changed

## Fix

look the parent up again with `ctx.world.find`, or pass `null` for the top of the scene