diff --git a/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts b/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts
index fb334b88..1c7cb792 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export const changeDojoRootController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
 
     // Example POST body: {"pivot":[0, 0, -64],"components":"{\"670429301ca0a63848ccc467\":{\"R\":[0,0,0],\"P\":[0,3,32]},\"6704254a1ca0a63848ccb33c\":{\"R\":[0,0,0],\"P\":[0,9.25,-32]},\"670429461ca0a63848ccc731\":{\"R\":[-90,0,0],\"P\":[-47.999992370605,3,16]}}"}
     if (req.body) {
-        logger.warn(`ignoring changeDojoRoot body, decos may end up beyond room bounds: ${String(req.body)}`);
+        logger.debug(`data provided to ${req.path}: ${String(req.body)}`);
+        throw new Error("dojo reparent operation should not need deco repositioning"); // because we always provide SortId
     }
 
     const idToNode: Record<string, INode> = {};