diff --git a/gui/fsm.cpp b/gui/fsm.cpp
index aa19955..7bd06e9 100644
--- a/gui/fsm.cpp
+++ b/gui/fsm.cpp
@@ -568,10 +568,13 @@ namespace gui {
           event(Event::INV_SELECT, data);
           break;
         case eGUI::LOOT: {
-          dbc::check(world.has<components::Sprite>(entity), "inventory doesn't have a sprite");
-          auto gui_id = $loot_ui.$gui.entity("item_0");
-          $loot_ui.contents.insert_or_assign(gui_id, entity);
-          $loot_ui.update();
+          if(world.has<components::InventoryItem>(entity)) {
+            auto gui_id = $loot_ui.$gui.entity("item_0");
+            $loot_ui.contents.insert_or_assign(gui_id, entity);
+            $loot_ui.update();
+          } else {
+            dbc::log("unhandled loot event.");
+          }
           event(Event::LOOT_OPEN);
          } break;
         case eGUI::HP_STATUS:
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index 54da3e7..acf627b 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ void System::collision(GameLevel &level) {
         world.send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::COMBAT_START, entity, entity);
       }
     } else if(world.has<InventoryItem>(entity)) {
-      // BUG: this should really be part of the inventory API and I just
-      // call into that to work it, rather than this hard coded crap
       auto item = world.get<InventoryItem>(entity);
       auto& item_pos = world.get<Position>(entity);
 
@@ -318,9 +316,6 @@ void System::collision(GameLevel &level) {
 
       collider.remove(item_pos.location);
       world.remove<Tile>(entity);
-
-
-      fmt::println("LOOT EVENT, picking up {}", int(entity));
       world.send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::LOOT, entity, item);
     } else if(world.has<Device>(entity)) {
       System::device(world, player.entity, entity);