diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Status/Slow.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Status/Slow.cs
index 01be7d2..bc4b4f3 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Status/Slow.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Status/Slow.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ public class Slow : Status
 
         // slow entity
         EntityLinked.SpeedStatusModifier /= _previousSpeedModifier;
-        Debug.Log(_speedModifier);
         EntityLinked.SpeedStatusModifier *= _speedModifier;
     }
 
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Status/Status.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Status/Status.cs
index c331c20..fd7ea92 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Status/Status.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Status/Status.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using UnityEngine;
 public abstract class Status : MonoBehaviour
 {
     private Entity entityLinked;
+    [SerializeField]
     protected float _duration;
 
     protected virtual void Start()
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/StatusHandler.cs b/Assets/Scripts/StatusHandler.cs
index 13ac9f6..6f4b85d 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/StatusHandler.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/StatusHandler.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class StatusHandler : MonoBehaviour
         Status status;
 
         // check if status already exists
-        activeStatuses.TryGetValue(Enum.StatusType.Slow, out status);
+        activeStatuses.TryGetValue(type, out status);
 
         // if status doesn't exist, instantiate it
         if (!status)
@@ -39,10 +39,15 @@ public class StatusHandler : MonoBehaviour
             }
 
             // if key value pair doesn't exist, create it
+            // else update the existing one
             if (!activeStatuses.ContainsKey(type))
             {
                 activeStatuses.Add(type, status);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                activeStatuses[type] = status;
+            }
         }
 
         // link entity to status