diff --git a/gui/dnd_loot.cpp b/gui/dnd_loot.cpp
index 9a8c297..4ed7342 100644
--- a/gui/dnd_loot.cpp
+++ b/gui/dnd_loot.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ namespace gui {
   void DNDLoot::render() {
     if($grab_source && $grab_sprite) {
       $window.draw(*$grab_sprite);
+    } else {
+      dbc::log("nothing to render!");
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/gui/fsm.cpp b/gui/fsm.cpp
index 8567f81..2469459 100644
--- a/gui/fsm.cpp
+++ b/gui/fsm.cpp
@@ -370,8 +370,10 @@ namespace gui {
       $status_ui.render($window);
       $combat_ui.render($window);
 
+      // BUG: no matter how I order this the dnd sprite renders behind the loot ui
       if($loot_ui.active) $loot_ui.render($window);
-      $dnd_loot.render();
+
+      if(in_state(State::LOOTING)) $dnd_loot.render();
 
       if($map_open) {
         $map_ui.render($window, $main_ui.$compass_dir);
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 559a8e1..006479f 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     while(main.active()) {
       main.render();
 
-      // ZED: need to sort out how to deal with this in the FSM
+      // BUG: need to sort out how to deal with this in the FSM
       if(main.in_state(gui::State::IDLE)
           || main.in_state(gui::State::NEXT_LEVEL)
           || main.in_state(gui::State::LOOTING)