diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 03befc94..099df877 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
-import java.net.URI
 
 @Suppress("DSL_SCOPE_VIOLATION")
 plugins {
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly(libs.kotlinx.coroutines)
     compileOnly(libs.minecraft.mccoroutine)
     compileOnly(libs.idofront.di)
-    compileOnly(libs.minecraft.plugin.modelengine)
 
     // Shaded
     api(project(":mobzy-pathfinding"))
diff --git a/mobzy-modelengine/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/modelengine/intializers/SetModelEngineModelSystem.kt b/mobzy-modelengine/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/modelengine/intializers/SetModelEngineModelSystem.kt
index ff9e57af..a6515968 100644
--- a/mobzy-modelengine/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/modelengine/intializers/SetModelEngineModelSystem.kt
+++ b/mobzy-modelengine/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/modelengine/intializers/SetModelEngineModelSystem.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.mineinabyss.mobzy.mobzy
 import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.ModelEngineAPI
 import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
 import org.bukkit.Color
+import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.utils.data.io.SavedData as ModelEngineSaveData
 
 class SetModelEngineModelSystem : GearyListener() {
     val Pointers.bukkit by get<BukkitEntity>().whenSetOnTarget()
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ class SetModelEngineModelSystem : GearyListener() {
         mobzy.plugin.launch {
             yield() // Wait till next tick so some entity stuff gets initialized
             if (bukkit.isDead) return@launch
+
+            // MEG persists models by default, this ensures any geary entities are handling models on their own
+            if (bukkit.persistentDataContainer.has(ModelEngineSaveData.DATA_KEY))
+                bukkit.persistentDataContainer.remove(ModelEngineSaveData.DATA_KEY)
             val modelEntity = ModelEngineAPI.getOrCreateModeledEntity(bukkit)
             val blueprint =
                 ModelEngineAPI.getBlueprint(model.modelId) ?: error("No blueprint registered for ${model.modelId}")
@@ -32,7 +37,8 @@ class SetModelEngineModelSystem : GearyListener() {
             }
 
             modelEntity.apply {
-                addModel(createdModel, true)
+                setSaved(false)
+                addModel(createdModel, true).ifPresent { it.destroy() }
                 this.base.maxStepHeight = model.stepHeight
                 isBaseEntityVisible = !model.invisible
                 base.bodyRotationController.rotationDuration = 20
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index da1913cf..f50dd44b 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
     versionCatalogs {
         create("libs") {
             from("com.mineinabyss:catalog:$idofrontVersion")
+            version("modelengine", "R4.0.4")
         }
         create("myLibs").from(files("gradle/myLibs.versions.toml"))
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/MobzyPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/MobzyPlugin.kt
index 935c8220..b5cd64b6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/MobzyPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/mineinabyss/mobzy/MobzyPlugin.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.mineinabyss.mobzy
 
+import com.github.shynixn.mccoroutine.bukkit.minecraftDispatcher
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.autoscan.autoscan
 import com.mineinabyss.geary.modules.geary
 import com.mineinabyss.idofront.config.config
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import com.mineinabyss.mobzy.modelengine.ModelEngineSupport
 import com.mineinabyss.mobzy.pathfinding.components.PathfinderComponent
 import com.mineinabyss.mobzy.spawning.MobzySpawnFeature
 import com.mineinabyss.mobzy.spawning.WorldGuardSpawnFlags
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin
 
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ class MobzyPlugin : JavaPlugin() {
 
     override fun onDisable() {
         super.onDisable()
+        minecraftDispatcher.cancel()
     }
 
     fun createMobzyContext() {