diff --git a/src/exploration.rs b/src/exploration.rs
index dc0cb23..1e271f2 100644
--- a/src/exploration.rs
+++ b/src/exploration.rs
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ fn cleanup(
         commands.entity(entity).remove::<Exploring>();
     }
     for entity in focus.iter() {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn_recursive();
+        commands.entity(entity).remove::<ExplorationFocused>();
     }
 }