diff --git a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_containers.gd b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_containers.gd
index fb13ea1bb..a129d52ae 100644
--- a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_containers.gd
+++ b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_containers.gd
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ func add_container(position_id: String, position := "", size := "") -> DialogicN
 	if example_position:
 		var new_position := DialogicNode_PortraitContainer.new()
 		example_position.get_parent().add_child(new_position)
+		new_position.name = "Portrait_"+position_id.validate_node_name()
 		new_position.size = str_to_vector(size)
 		copy_container_setup(example_position, new_position)
 		new_position.container_ids = [position_id]
 		new_position.position = str_to_vector(position)-new_position._get_origin_position()
-		new_position.name = "Portrait_"+position_id.validate_node_name()
 		position_changed.emit({&'change':'added', &'container_node':new_position, &'position_id':position_id})
 		return new_position
 	return null
diff --git a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd
index 7033aba9e..b7377be89 100644
--- a/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd
+++ b/addons/dialogic/Modules/Character/subsystem_portraits.gd
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ func _animate_node(node: Node, animation_path: String, length: float, repeats :=
 ## Moves the given portrait to the given container.
 func _move_character(character_node: Node2D, transform:="", time := 0.0, easing:= Tween.EASE_IN_OUT, trans:= Tween.TRANS_SINE) -> void:
 	var tween := character_node.create_tween().set_ease(easing).set_trans(trans).set_parallel()
+	if time == 0:
+		tween = null
 	var container: DialogicNode_PortraitContainer = character_node.get_parent()
 	dialogic.PortraitContainers.move_container(container, transform, tween, time)
 
@@ -563,6 +565,7 @@ func remove_character(character: DialogicCharacter) -> void:
 
 	if is_instance_valid(character_node) and character_node is Node:
 		var container := character_node.get_parent()
+		container.get_parent().remove_child(container)
 		container.queue_free()
 		character_node.queue_free()
 		character_left.emit({'character': character})