diff --git a/src/engine/InterestManagement/InterestManager.java b/src/engine/InterestManagement/InterestManager.java
index c72c22e6..fdd53c43 100644
--- a/src/engine/InterestManagement/InterestManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/InterestManagement/InterestManager.java
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ public enum InterestManager implements Runnable {
 
         // Update loaded upbjects lists
 
-        player.isBoxed = PlayerCharacter.checkIfBoxed(player);
+        //player.isBoxed = PlayerCharacter.checkIfBoxed(player);
+        player.updateBoxStatus(player.isBoxed,PlayerCharacter.checkIfBoxed(player));
         player.setDirtyLoad(true);
         updateStaticList(player, origin);
         updateMobileList(player, origin);
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
index 811c3641..915b1d29 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/PlayerCharacter.java
@@ -5205,26 +5205,31 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
                         if (!this.timestamps.containsKey("nextBoxCheck"))
                             this.timestamps.put("nextBoxCheck", System.currentTimeMillis() + 10000);
 
-                        if (!this.isBoxed && this.timestamps.get("nextBoxCheck") < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
-                            this.isBoxed = checkIfBoxed(this);
+                       // if (!this.isBoxed && this.timestamps.get("nextBoxCheck") < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
+                       //     this.isBoxed = checkIfBoxed(this);
+                       //     this.timestamps.put("nextBoxCheck", System.currentTimeMillis() + 10000);
+                        //}
+
+                        if(this.timestamps.get("nextBoxCheck") < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
+                            updateBoxStatus(this.isBoxed,checkIfBoxed(this));
                             this.timestamps.put("nextBoxCheck", System.currentTimeMillis() + 10000);
                         }
 
-                        if (this.isBoxed){
-                            if(!this.title.equals(CharacterTitle.PVE)){
-                                this.title = CharacterTitle.PVE;
-                                InterestManager.setObjectDirty(this);
-                                InterestManager.reloadCharacter(this, false);
-                                this.setDirtyLoad(true);
-                            }
-                        }else {
-                            if (!this.title.equals(CharacterTitle.NONE)) {
-                                this.title = CharacterTitle.NONE;
-                                InterestManager.setObjectDirty(this);
-                                InterestManager.reloadCharacter(this, false);
-                                this.setDirtyLoad(true);
-                            }
-                        }
+                        //if (this.isBoxed){
+                            //if(!this.title.equals(CharacterTitle.PVE)){
+                            //    this.title = CharacterTitle.PVE;
+                            //    InterestManager.setObjectDirty(this);
+                            //    InterestManager.reloadCharacter(this, false);
+                            //    this.setDirtyLoad(true);
+                            //}
+                        //}else {
+                        //    if (!this.title.equals(CharacterTitle.NONE)) {
+                        //        this.title = CharacterTitle.NONE;
+                        //        InterestManager.setObjectDirty(this);
+                        //        InterestManager.reloadCharacter(this, false);
+                        //        this.setDirtyLoad(true);
+                        //    }
+                        //}
 
                         if (this.level < 10 && this.enteredWorld) {
                             while (this.level < 10) {
@@ -5264,6 +5269,24 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
             Logger.error("UPDATE ISSUE: " + e);
         }
     }
+
+    public void updateBoxStatus(boolean oldValue, boolean newValue) {
+        if ((oldValue && newValue) || (!oldValue && !newValue))
+            return; // Status has not changed, no need to proceed
+
+        this.isBoxed = newValue; // Update the isBoxed status
+
+        if (newValue) {
+            // Change from not boxed to boxed
+            this.title = CharacterTitle.PVE;//replace with effect bit or other visual system eventually
+        } else {
+            // Change from boxed to not boxed
+            this.title = CharacterTitle.NONE;//replace with removing effect bit or other visual system eventually
+        }
+
+        //remove this after new visual system implemented
+        this.getClientConnection().forceDisconnect();
+    }
     public static void unboxPlayer(PlayerCharacter player) {
         String machineID = player.getClientConnection().machineID;
         ArrayList<PlayerCharacter> sameMachine = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -5275,9 +5298,10 @@ public class PlayerCharacter extends AbstractCharacter {
         for (PlayerCharacter pc : sameMachine) {
             if(pc.equals(player))
                 continue;
-            pc.isBoxed = true;
+            //pc.isBoxed = true;
+            pc.updateBoxStatus(pc.isBoxed,true);
         }
-        player.isBoxed = false;
+        player.updateBoxStatus(player.isBoxed,true);
     }
     public static boolean checkIfBoxed(PlayerCharacter player){
         if(ConfigManager.MB_WORLD_BOXLIMIT.getValue().equals("false")) {