diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/damage_box.cpp b/modules/wave_survival/damage_box.cpp
index a25f487a..f7617d5a 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/damage_box.cpp
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/damage_box.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ void DamageBox::_notification(int what) {
 		default:
 			return;
 		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE:
-			connect("body_entered", callable_mp(this, &self_type::on_body_entered));
-			connect("area_entered", callable_mp(this, &self_type::on_body_entered));
-			set_monitoring(false);
+			if (!is_ready()) {
+				connect("body_entered", callable_mp(this, &self_type::on_body_entered));
+				connect("area_entered", callable_mp(this, &self_type::on_body_entered));
+				set_monitoring(false);
+			}
 			return;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/enemies/enemy_wretched.cpp b/modules/wave_survival/enemies/enemy_wretched.cpp
index e5ad83ca..b285bdc3 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/enemies/enemy_wretched.cpp
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/enemies/enemy_wretched.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ void EnemyWretched::_notification(int what) {
 		default:
 			return;
 		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE:
-			connect("child_entered_tree", callable_mp(this, &self_type::on_child_entered));
+			if (!is_ready()) {
+				connect("child_entered_tree", callable_mp(this, &self_type::on_child_entered));
+			}
 			return;
 		case NOTIFICATION_READY:
 			ready();