diff --git a/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts b/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts
index e28b92d9..1c7cb792 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/changeDojoRootController.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export const changeDojoRootController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
         return;
     }
 
+    // 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.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> = {};
     guild.DojoComponents.forEach(x => {
         idToNode[x._id.toString()] = {
@@ -43,23 +49,13 @@ export const changeDojoRootController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
     newRoot.component.pp = undefined;
     newRoot.parent = undefined;
 
-    // Don't even ask me why this is needed because I don't know either
+    // Set/update SortId in top-to-bottom order
     const stack: INode[] = [newRoot];
-    let i = 0;
-    const idMap: Record<string, Types.ObjectId> = {};
     while (stack.length != 0) {
         const top = stack.shift()!;
-        idMap[top.component._id.toString()] = new Types.ObjectId(
-            (++i).toString(16).padStart(8, "0") + top.component._id.toString().substr(8)
-        );
+        top.component.SortId = new Types.ObjectId();
         top.children.forEach(x => stack.push(x));
     }
-    guild.DojoComponents.forEach(x => {
-        x._id = idMap[x._id.toString()];
-        if (x.pi) {
-            x.pi = idMap[x.pi.toString()];
-        }
-    });
 
     logger.debug("New tree:\n" + treeToString(newRoot));
 
diff --git a/src/models/guildModel.ts b/src/models/guildModel.ts
index 2d757039..7cd28c6c 100644
--- a/src/models/guildModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/guildModel.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const dojoLeaderboardEntrySchema = new Schema<IDojoLeaderboardEntry>(
 );
 
 const dojoComponentSchema = new Schema<IDojoComponentDatabase>({
+    SortId: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
     pf: { type: String, required: true },
     ppf: String,
     pi: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
diff --git a/src/routes/api.ts b/src/routes/api.ts
index d8be0cb3..7dfd562f 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ const apiRouter = express.Router();
 apiRouter.get("/abandonLibraryDailyTask.php", abandonLibraryDailyTaskController);
 apiRouter.get("/abortDojoComponentDestruction.php", abortDojoComponentDestructionController);
 apiRouter.get("/cancelGuildAdvertisement.php", cancelGuildAdvertisementController);
+apiRouter.get("/changeDojoRoot.php", changeDojoRootController);
 apiRouter.get("/changeGuildRank.php", changeGuildRankController);
 apiRouter.get("/checkDailyMissionBonus.php", checkDailyMissionBonusController);
 apiRouter.get("/claimLibraryDailyTaskReward.php", claimLibraryDailyTaskRewardController);
diff --git a/src/services/guildService.ts b/src/services/guildService.ts
index f8e33a5e..3dbddc02 100644
--- a/src/services/guildService.ts
+++ b/src/services/guildService.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ export const getDojoClient = async (
         if (!componentId || dojoComponent._id.equals(componentId)) {
             const clientComponent: IDojoComponentClient = {
                 id: toOid(dojoComponent._id),
+                SortId: toOid(dojoComponent.SortId ?? dojoComponent._id), // always providing a SortId so decos don't need repositioning to reparent
                 pf: dojoComponent.pf,
                 ppf: dojoComponent.ppf,
                 Name: dojoComponent.Name,
diff --git a/src/types/guildTypes.ts b/src/types/guildTypes.ts
index 2502b57e..518e6bcf 100644
--- a/src/types/guildTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/guildTypes.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ export interface IDojoComponentDatabase
         "id" | "SortId" | "pi" | "CompletionTime" | "DestructionTime" | "Decos" | "PaintBot"
     > {
     _id: Types.ObjectId;
+    SortId?: Types.ObjectId;
     pi?: Types.ObjectId;
     CompletionTime?: Date;
     CompletionLogPending?: boolean;