diff --git a/data/dynos_mgr_models.cpp b/data/dynos_mgr_models.cpp
index 58779547e..a0f01b90e 100644
--- a/data/dynos_mgr_models.cpp
+++ b/data/dynos_mgr_models.cpp
@@ -65,40 +65,40 @@ void DynOS_Model_Dump() {
 
 static struct GraphNode* DynOS_Model_LoadCommonInternal(u32* aId, enum ModelPool aModelPool, void* aAsset, u8 aLayer, struct GraphNode* aGraphNode, bool aDeDuplicate, enum ModelLoadType mlt) {
     // sanity check pool
-    if (aModelPool >= MODEL_POOL_MAX) { return NULL; }
+    if (aModelPool < 0 || aModelPool >= MODEL_POOL_MAX) { return NULL; }
 
     // allocate pool
     if (!sModelPools[aModelPool]) {
         sModelPools[aModelPool] = dynamic_pool_init();
     }
 
-    // check perm map
-    auto& permMap = sAssetMap[MODEL_POOL_PERMANENT];
-    if (aDeDuplicate && permMap.count(aAsset)) {
-        auto& found = permMap[aAsset];
-        if (*aId && *aId == found.id) {
-            return found.graphNode;
-        }
-        if (*aId == 0) {
+    // check maps, permanent pool is always checked
+    for (int i = 0; i < MODEL_POOL_MAX; ++i) {
+        auto& map = sAssetMap[i];
+        if (aDeDuplicate && map.count(aAsset)) {
+            auto& found = map[aAsset];
+
+            // if the expected pool has a higher priority,
+            // we need to move the asset to the new pool
+            if (i > aModelPool) {
+                found.modelPool = aModelPool;
+                sAssetMap[aModelPool][aAsset] = found;
+                map.erase(aAsset);
+            }
+
+            if (i != MODEL_POOL_PERMANENT && *aId && *aId != found.id) {
+                sOverwriteMap[*aId] = found.id;
+            }
+
             *aId = found.id;
             return found.graphNode;
         }
+        if (i < aModelPool) { i = aModelPool; } // to force check permanent pool, and then skip to the expected pool
     }
 
-    // check map
-    auto& map = sAssetMap[aModelPool];
-    if (aDeDuplicate && map.count(aAsset)) {
-        auto& found = map[aAsset];
-        if (*aId && *aId != found.id) {
-            sOverwriteMap[*aId] = found.id;
-        }
-        *aId = found.id;
-        return found.graphNode;
-    }
-
-    sCurrModelDuplicates = new std::vector<void*>();
-
     // load geo
+    auto& map = sAssetMap[aModelPool];
+    sCurrModelDuplicates = new std::vector<void*>();
     struct GraphNode* node = NULL;
     switch (mlt) {
         case MLT_GEO:
diff --git a/src/game/object_helpers.c b/src/game/object_helpers.c
index 39c936be0..6c4ea9475 100644
--- a/src/game/object_helpers.c
+++ b/src/game/object_helpers.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ s16 obj_turn_toward_object(struct Object *obj, struct Object *target, s16 angleI
 
 void obj_set_parent_relative_pos(struct Object *obj, s16 relX, s16 relY, s16 relZ) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->oParentRelativePosX = relX;
     obj->oParentRelativePosY = relY;
     obj->oParentRelativePosZ = relZ;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void obj_set_parent_relative_pos(struct Object *obj, s16 relX, s16 relY, s16 rel
 
 void obj_set_pos(struct Object *obj, s16 x, s16 y, s16 z) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->oPosX = x;
     obj->oPosY = y;
     obj->oPosZ = z;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void obj_set_pos(struct Object *obj, s16 x, s16 y, s16 z) {
 
 void obj_set_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->oFaceAnglePitch = pitch;
     obj->oFaceAngleYaw = yaw;
     obj->oFaceAngleRoll = roll;
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void obj_set_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
 
 void obj_set_move_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->oMoveAnglePitch = pitch;
     obj->oMoveAngleYaw = yaw;
     obj->oMoveAngleRoll = roll;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void obj_set_move_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
 
 void obj_set_face_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->oFaceAnglePitch = pitch;
     obj->oFaceAngleYaw = yaw;
     obj->oFaceAngleRoll = roll;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void obj_set_face_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
 
 void obj_set_gfx_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->header.gfx.angle[0] = pitch;
     obj->header.gfx.angle[1] = yaw;
     obj->header.gfx.angle[2] = roll;
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void obj_set_gfx_angle(struct Object *obj, s16 pitch, s16 yaw, s16 roll) {
 
 void obj_set_gfx_pos(struct Object *obj, f32 x, f32 y, f32 z) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->header.gfx.pos[0] = x;
     obj->header.gfx.pos[1] = y;
     obj->header.gfx.pos[2] = z;
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ void obj_set_gfx_pos(struct Object *obj, f32 x, f32 y, f32 z) {
 
 void obj_set_gfx_scale(struct Object *obj, f32 x, f32 y, f32 z) {
     if (obj == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     obj->header.gfx.scale[0] = x;
     obj->header.gfx.scale[1] = y;
     obj->header.gfx.scale[2] = z;
@@ -1970,14 +1970,14 @@ void cur_obj_set_billboard_if_vanilla_cam(void) {
 
 void obj_set_hitbox_radius_and_height(struct Object *o, f32 radius, f32 height) {
     if (o == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     o->hitboxRadius = radius;
     o->hitboxHeight = height;
 }
 
 void obj_set_hurtbox_radius_and_height(struct Object *o, f32 radius, f32 height) {
     if (o == NULL) { return; }
-    
+
     o->hurtboxRadius = radius;
     o->hurtboxHeight = height;
 }
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ void cur_obj_spawn_particles(struct SpawnParticlesInfo *info) {
     if (gPrevFrameObjectCount > (OBJECT_POOL_CAPACITY * 150 / 240) && numParticles > 10) {
         numParticles = 10;
     }
-    
+
 
     // We're close to running out of object slots, so don't spawn particles at
     // all
@@ -2745,7 +2745,7 @@ s32 cur_obj_progress_direction_table(void) {
     if (tableLength < 0 || index < 0 || tableLength >= 150 || index >= tableLength) {
         ret = table[0];
         o->oToxBoxMovementStep = 0;
-        LOG_ERROR("Exceeded direction table! tableLength %d, index %d\n", tableLength, index);
+        LOG_ERROR("Exceeded direction table! tableLength %d, index %d", tableLength, index);
     } else if (table[index] != -1) {
         ret = table[index];
         o->oToxBoxMovementStep++;