diff --git a/src/frontend/InventoryView.cpp b/src/frontend/InventoryView.cpp
index e5e6dab5..35225a06 100644
--- a/src/frontend/InventoryView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/InventoryView.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../content/Content.h"
 #include "../items/ItemDef.h"
 #include "../items/Inventory.h"
+#include "../items/Inventories.h"
 #include "../maths/voxmaths.h"
 #include "../objects/Player.h"
 #include "../voxels/Block.h"
@@ -337,6 +338,12 @@ void InventoryView::bind(
     }
 }
 
+void InventoryView::unbind() {
+    if (inventory->isVirtual()) {
+        frontend->getLevel()->inventories->remove(inventory->getId());   
+    }
+}
+
 void InventoryView::setSelected(int index) {
     for (int i = 0; i < int(slots.size()); i++) {
         auto slot = slots[i];
diff --git a/src/frontend/InventoryView.h b/src/frontend/InventoryView.h
index 93258e8a..6124eccf 100644
--- a/src/frontend/InventoryView.h
+++ b/src/frontend/InventoryView.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public:
         LevelFrontend* frontend, 
         InventoryInteraction* interaction
     );
+    
+    void unbind();
 
     std::shared_ptr<SlotView> addSlot(SlotLayout layout);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index 94772963..8382e61c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -409,20 +409,11 @@ void Hud::openPermanent(UiDocument* doc) {
 }
 
 void Hud::closeInventory() {
-    auto level = frontend->getLevel();
-
     inventoryOpen = false;
     ItemStack& grabbed = interaction->getGrabbedItem();
     grabbed.clear();
     inventoryView = nullptr;
-    if (blockUI) {
-        auto blockinv = blockUI->getInventory();
-        // todo: do it automatically
-        if (blockinv->isVirtual()) {
-            level->inventories->remove(blockinv->getId());   
-        }
-        blockUI = nullptr;
-    }
+    blockUI = nullptr;
     secondUI = nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -458,6 +449,9 @@ void Hud::remove(HudElement& element) {
             inventory = invview->getInventory().get();
         }
         scripting::on_ui_close(document, inventory);
+        if (invview) {
+            invview->unbind();
+        }
     }
     gui->remove(element.getNode());
 }