diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx b/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx
index 799fdc8b..798c7893 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/stage/StageEditor.hx
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ class StageEditor extends UIState {
 		// Add it to the stage
 		char.visible = true;
 		char.alpha = 0.75;
+
 		char.extra.set(exID("node"), node);
 		char.extra.set(exID("spacingX"), charPos.charSpacingX);
 		char.extra.set(exID("spacingY"), charPos.charSpacingY);
@@ -395,7 +396,6 @@ class StageEditor extends UIState {
 		char.extra.set(exID("parentNode"), parent);
 		char.extra.set(exID("highMemory"), parent.name == "highMemory");
 		char.extra.set(exID("lowMemory"), parent.name == "lowMemory");
-		char.scale.x = node.has.scalex ? Std.parseFloat(node.att.scalex) : 1;
 
 		chars.push(char);
 		stage.applyCharStuff(char, charPos.name, 0);
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ class StageEditor extends UIState {
 
 		remove(charPos, true);
 		charPos.destroy();
+		
 		return char;
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
index 15a9729f..1e4d76ba 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 		}
 
 		for (attribute in xml.x.attributes())
-			if (!characterProperties.contains(attribute))
+			if (!characterProperties.contains(attribute)) 
 				extra[attribute] = xml.x.get(attribute);
 
 		fixChar(__switchAnims, !hasInterval);
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx b/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
index 4b5cc8c8..5ef140b6 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package funkin.game;
 
 import flixel.util.typeLimit.OneOfTwo;
+import funkin.editors.character.CharacterEditor;
 import flixel.FlxState;
 import flixel.math.FlxPoint;
 import haxe.xml.Access;
@@ -415,8 +416,9 @@ class StageCharPos extends FlxObject {
 		oldInfo = getOldInfo(char);
 		char.setPosition(x + (id * charSpacingX), y + (id * charSpacingY));
 		char.scrollFactor.set(scrollFactor.x, scrollFactor.y);
-		if (!char.debugMode) 
+		if (!Std.isOfType(FlxG.state, CharacterEditor)) {
 			char.scale.x *= scale.x; char.scale.y *= scale.y;
+		}
 		char.cameraOffset += FlxPoint.weak(camxoffset, camyoffset);
 		char.skew.x += skewX; char.skew.y += skewY;
 		char.alpha *= alpha;