diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/cannon.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/cannon.inc.c
index 51f2822f9..2755afe7b 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/cannon.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/cannon.inc.c
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ void opened_cannon_act_1(void) {
         o->oMoveAngleYaw = marioState->marioObj->oMarioCannonObjectYaw + marioState->marioObj->oMarioCannonInputYaw;
     }
     o->oCannonUnk10C = 0;
-    gMarioShotFromCannon = 1;
+    if (o->oCannonIsLocal) {
+        gMarioShotFromCannon = 1;
+    }
 }
 
 void opened_cannon_act_2(void) {
diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/koopa.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/koopa.inc.c
index b90cec64e..499aff312 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/koopa.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/koopa.inc.c
@@ -913,14 +913,7 @@ void koopa_the_quick_force_end_race(void) {
     level_control_timer(TIMER_CONTROL_STOP);
 
     if (!o->oKoopaRaceEndpointKoopaFinished) {
-        network_send_object(o);
         play_race_fanfare();
-        if (gMarioShotFromCannon) {
-            o->oKoopaRaceEndpointRaceStatus = -1;
-        }
-        else {
-            o->oKoopaRaceEndpointRaceStatus = 1;
-        }
     }
     koopaForceEndRace = FALSE;
 }
@@ -931,6 +924,7 @@ void koopa_the_quick_force_end_race(void) {
 void bhv_koopa_race_endpoint_update(void) {
     if (!network_sync_object_initialized(o)) {
         network_init_object(o, SYNC_DISTANCE_ONLY_EVENTS);
+        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oKoopaRaceEndpointRaceStatus);
         network_init_object_field(o, &koopaForceEndRace);
     }
 
@@ -944,16 +938,15 @@ void bhv_koopa_race_endpoint_update(void) {
             level_control_timer(TIMER_CONTROL_STOP);
 
             if (!o->oKoopaRaceEndpointKoopaFinished) {
-                koopaForceEndRace = TRUE;
-                network_send_object(o);
-                koopaForceEndRace = FALSE;
-
                 play_race_fanfare();
                 if (gMarioShotFromCannon) {
                     o->oKoopaRaceEndpointRaceStatus = -1;
                 } else {
                     o->oKoopaRaceEndpointRaceStatus = 1;
                 }
+                koopaForceEndRace = TRUE;
+                network_send_object(o);
+                koopaForceEndRace = FALSE;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/sparkle_spawn_star.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/sparkle_spawn_star.inc.c
index 0f7b9907e..58f15efbb 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/sparkle_spawn_star.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/sparkle_spawn_star.inc.c
@@ -51,15 +51,16 @@ void set_home_to_mario(void) {
             break;
         }
     }
+    struct Object* player = nearest_player_to_object(o);
     if (parentIsMario) {
         o->oHomeX = o->parentObj->oPosX;
         o->oHomeZ = o->parentObj->oPosZ;
         o->oHomeY = o->parentObj->oPosY;
-
     } else {
-        o->oHomeX = gMarioObject->oPosX;
-        o->oHomeZ = gMarioObject->oPosZ;
-        o->oHomeY = gMarioObject->oPosY;
+        struct Object* player = nearest_player_to_object(o);
+        o->oHomeX = player->oPosX;
+        o->oHomeZ = player->oPosZ;
+        o->oHomeY = player->oPosY;
     }
     o->oHomeY += 250.0f;
     o->oPosY = o->oHomeY;