diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/bouncing_fireball.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/bouncing_fireball.inc.c
index 89dcfd18..9df5b0ec 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/bouncing_fireball.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/bouncing_fireball.inc.c
@@ -28,19 +28,37 @@ void bhv_bouncing_fireball_flame_loop(void) {
 }
 
 void bhv_bouncing_fireball_loop(void) {
+    if (!network_sync_object_initialized(o)) {
+        network_init_object(o, SYNC_DISTANCE_ONLY_EVENTS);
+        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oAction);
+        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oPrevAction);
+        network_init_object_field(o, &o->oTimer);
+    }
+
+    struct Object* player = nearest_player_to_object(o);
+    int distanceToPlayer = dist_between_objects(o, player);
+
     struct Object *sp2C;
     f32 sp28;
     switch (o->oAction) {
         case 0:
-            if (o->oDistanceToMario < 2000.0f)
+            if (distanceToPlayer < 2000.0f)
                 o->oAction = 1;
             break;
         case 1:
-            sp2C = spawn_object(o, MODEL_RED_FLAME, bhvBouncingFireballFlame);
-            sp28 = (10 - o->oTimer) * 0.5;
-            obj_scale_xyz(sp2C, sp28, sp28, sp28);
-            if (o->oTimer == 0)
-                obj_become_tangible(sp2C);
+            if (network_owns_object(o)) {
+                sp2C = spawn_object(o, MODEL_RED_FLAME, bhvBouncingFireballFlame);
+                sp28 = (10 - o->oTimer) * 0.5;
+                obj_scale_xyz(sp2C, sp28, sp28, sp28);
+                if (o->oTimer == 0)
+                    obj_become_tangible(sp2C);
+
+                struct Object* spawn_objects[] = { sp2C };
+                u32 models[] = { MODEL_RED_FLAME };
+                network_send_spawn_objects(spawn_objects, models, 1);
+
+                network_send_object(o);
+            }
             if (o->oTimer > 10)
                 o->oAction++;
             break;
diff --git a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c
index 2f6772f3..67a3c87c 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/packets/packet_spawn_objects.c
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ void network_send_spawn_objects(struct Object* objects[], u32 models[], u8 objec
         packet_write(&p, &behaviorId, sizeof(enum BehaviorId));
         packet_write(&p, &o->activeFlags, sizeof(s16));
         packet_write(&p, o->rawData.asU32, sizeof(s32) * 80);
+        packet_write(&p, &o->header.gfx.scale[0], sizeof(f32));
+        packet_write(&p, &o->header.gfx.scale[1], sizeof(f32));
+        packet_write(&p, &o->header.gfx.scale[2], sizeof(f32));
     }
 
     network_send(&p);
@@ -93,11 +96,15 @@ void network_receive_spawn_objects(struct Packet* p) {
     struct Object* spawned[MAX_SPAWN_OBJECTS_PER_PACKET] = { 0 };
     for (u8 i = 0; i < objectCount; i++) {
         struct SpawnObjectData data = { 0 };
+        Vec3f scale = { 0 };
         packet_read(p, &data.parentId, sizeof(u8));
         packet_read(p, &data.model, sizeof(u32));
         packet_read(p, &data.behaviorId, sizeof(enum BehaviorId));
         packet_read(p, &data.activeFlags, sizeof(s16));
         packet_read(p, &data.rawData, sizeof(s32) * 80);
+        packet_read(p, &scale[0], sizeof(f32));
+        packet_read(p, &scale[1], sizeof(f32));
+        packet_read(p, &scale[2], sizeof(f32));
 
         struct Object* parentObj = NULL;
         if (data.parentId == (u8)-1) {
@@ -126,6 +133,10 @@ void network_receive_spawn_objects(struct Packet* p) {
         struct Object* o = spawn_object(parentObj, data.model, behavior);
         memcpy(o->rawData.asU32, data.rawData, sizeof(u32) * 80);
 
+        o->header.gfx.scale[0] = scale[0];
+        o->header.gfx.scale[1] = scale[1];
+        o->header.gfx.scale[2] = scale[2];
+
         // correct the temporary parent with the object itself
         if (data.parentId == (u8)-1) { o->parentObj = o; }