# I get double image when re-enter a scene

**URL:** <https://phaser.discourse.group/t/i-get-double-image-when-re-enter-a-scene/10690>\
**Category:** Phaser 3\
**Created:** [November 20, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/i-get-double-image-when-re-enter-a-scene/10690 "2021-11-20T01:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![stanleyseow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/phaser.discourse.group/stanleyseow/32/1190_2.png) [@stanleyseow](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/stanleyseow)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/i-get-double-image-when-re-enter-a-scene/10690/1 "2021-11-20T01:48:02Z")

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I have been issue I have been trying to trying to solve for a long time…

When I re-enter a scene, I get **double image,** or delay movement …see both the videos  
This is a simple multiplayer game that will send movement to [socket.io](http://socket.io) to be send to other players.

Can someone gimme some hints on to why this happens or how to resolve it ??

Thanks

I have been reading on how the scene works and something about existing scenes are not _garbage collection_ after exited the scenes …

[https://github.com/jdotrjs/phaser-guides/blob/master/Basics/Part3.md](https://github.com/jdotrjs/phaser-guides/blob/master/Basics/Part3.md)

> One potentially surprising behavior is that once a scene has been shut down it is not garbage collected but, rather, can be resumed via `start()` . When this happens the three creation functions get called once more. This means any state tracked in the scene class will be retained between a stopped state and the next create state. As a result special care must be taken to set a known initial value on everything requiring one.

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**Author:** ![samme](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/phaser.discourse.group/samme/32/5275_2.png) [@samme](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/samme)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/i-get-double-image-when-re-enter-a-scene/10690/2 "2021-11-20T17:59:54Z")

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If you’re adding socket event listeners when starting the scene you need to remove them when stopping/restarting the scene.

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**Author:** ![stanleyseow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/phaser.discourse.group/stanleyseow/32/1190_2.png) [@stanleyseow](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/stanleyseow)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/i-get-double-image-when-re-enter-a-scene/10690/3 "2021-11-28T17:29:45Z")

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Thank you , the solution was spot on !!!