diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
index e8340934..7c4f2e70 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.component.jsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function InstanceComponent(args) {
 
     if (!instance) return <div>...</div>;
 
-    const cryps = instance.cryps.map(c => Cryp(c, sendVboxApply, setInfo));
+    const cryps = instance.cryps.map((c, i) => Cryp(c, sendVboxApply, setInfo));
 
     return (
         <main className="instance" >
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index cbc3a632..6d178ad7 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
     }
 
     function setPlayer(v) {
+        const { instance } = store.getState();
+        console.log(instance === v);
         return store.dispatch(actions.setInstance(v));
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/reducers.jsx b/client/src/reducers.jsx
index d48b18ad..ce1f20da 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const defaultInstance = null;
 function instanceReducer(state = defaultInstance, action) {
     switch (action.type) {
         case actions.SET_INSTANCE:
-            return action.value;
+            return Object.assign({}, action.value);
         default:
             return state;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/vbox.rs b/server/src/vbox.rs
index 26b8e18b..21a9de06 100644
--- a/server/src/vbox.rs
+++ b/server/src/vbox.rs
@@ -638,6 +638,20 @@ pub fn vbox_unequip(params: VboxUnequipParams, tx: &mut Transaction, account: &A
         None => return Err(err_msg("var has no effect on cryps")),
     }
 
+    // now the var has been applied
+    // recalculate the stats of the whole team
+    let team_colours = player.cryps.iter().fold(Colours::new(), |tc, c| {
+        Colours {
+            red: tc.red + c.colours.red,
+            green: tc.green + c.colours.green,
+            blue: tc.blue + c.colours.blue
+        }
+    });
+
+    for cryp in player.cryps.iter_mut() {
+        cryp.apply_modifiers(&team_colours);
+    }
+
     player.vbox.bound.push(params.target);
     return player_update(tx, player, false);
 }