diff --git a/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidNetworking.cs b/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidNetworking.cs
index 5c988a7..4ab63ab 100644
--- a/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidNetworking.cs
+++ b/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidNetworking.cs
@@ -1498,7 +1498,10 @@ namespace Passer.Humanoid {
 
             if (msg.possessionLocation != null) {
                 Debug.Log("Need to download avatar possession from " + msg.possessionLocation);
-                VisitorPossessions.RetrievePossessableAsync(msg.possessionLocation, msg.avatarPrefabName, retrievedAvatar => ProcessRetrievedAvatar(networking, remoteHumanoid, retrievedAvatar));
+                HumanoidPlayer.instance.StartCoroutine(
+                    VisitorPossessions.RetrievePossessableAsync(msg.possessionLocation, msg.avatarPrefabName, 
+                        retrievedAvatar => ProcessRetrievedAvatar(networking, remoteHumanoid, retrievedAvatar))
+                    );
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidPlayer.cs b/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidPlayer.cs
index a773613..feb0956 100644
--- a/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidPlayer.cs
+++ b/Runtime/HumanoidFree/Scripts/Networking/HumanoidPlayer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ namespace Passer.Humanoid {
         public List<HumanoidControl> humanoids { get; set; }
 
         protected virtual void Awake() {
+            mInstance = this;
+
             GameObject.DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject);
             humanoids = HumanoidNetworking.FindLocalHumanoids();
 
@@ -139,6 +142,20 @@ namespace Passer.Humanoid {
             }
         }
 
+        static HumanoidPlayer mInstance;
+        public static HumanoidPlayer instance {
+            get {
+                if (mInstance == null) {
+                    Debug.LogWarning("No HumanoidPlayer instance found, instantiating a new instance...");
+                    GameObject go = new GameObject();
+                    mInstance = go.AddComponent<HumanoidPlayer>();
+                }
+                return mInstance;
+            }
+        }
+        //public static void StartStaticCoroutine(IEnumerator coroutineMethod) {
+        //    StartCoroutine(coroutineMethod);
+        //}
 
 #endif
         [SerializeField]
diff --git a/Runtime/Visitors/Scripts/VisitorPossessions.cs b/Runtime/Visitors/Scripts/VisitorPossessions.cs
index 6cb6f78..0abee0e 100644
--- a/Runtime/Visitors/Scripts/VisitorPossessions.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Visitors/Scripts/VisitorPossessions.cs
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ namespace Passer {
             GameObject prefab;
 
             if (possessableLocation == "") {
+                Debug.Log("Cannot retrieve Possessable: location is not set");
                 yield return null;
             }
             else {
diff --git a/Samples~/VisitorsAndSites/Visitors/HumanoidVisitor Desktop.unity b/Samples~/VisitorsAndSites/Visitors/HumanoidVisitor Desktop.unity
index 20854b6..7d51674 100644
--- a/Samples~/VisitorsAndSites/Visitors/HumanoidVisitor Desktop.unity	
+++ b/Samples~/VisitorsAndSites/Visitors/HumanoidVisitor Desktop.unity	
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: 
   loadSiteAtStart: 0
-  startSite: passervr.com/sites/avatarshop
+  startSite: passervr.com/sites/start
   startScene: 
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@@ -10131,68 +10131,6 @@ LineRenderer:
     generateLightingData: 0
   m_UseWorldSpace: 0
   m_Loop: 0
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-      objectReference: {fileID: 0}
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