diff --git a/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java b/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java
index 526819da..5bd21025 100644
--- a/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java
+++ b/src/engine/workthreads/DestroyCityThread.java
@@ -62,32 +62,6 @@ public class DestroyCityThread implements Runnable {
             newParent = cityZone.parent;
             formerGuild = city.getTOL().getGuild();
 
-            // Former guild loses it's tree!
-
-            if (DbManager.GuildQueries.SET_GUILD_OWNED_CITY(formerGuild.getObjectUUID(), 0)) {
-
-                //Successful Update of guild
-
-                formerGuild.setGuildState(mbEnums.GuildState.Errant);
-                formerGuild.setNation(null);
-                formerGuild.setCityUUID(0);
-                GuildManager.updateAllGuildTags(formerGuild);
-                GuildManager.updateAllGuildBinds(formerGuild, null);
-            }
-
-            if (formerGuild.getSubGuildList().isEmpty() == false) {
-
-                subGuildList = new ArrayList<>();
-
-                for (Guild subGuild : formerGuild.getSubGuildList()) {
-                    subGuildList.add(subGuild);
-                }
-
-                for (Guild subGuild : subGuildList) {
-                    formerGuild.removeSubGuild(subGuild);
-                }
-            }
-
             // Build list of buildings within this parent zone
 
             for (Building cityBuilding : cityZone.zoneBuildingSet) {
@@ -130,18 +104,48 @@ public class DestroyCityThread implements Runnable {
 
                 // Destroy all remaining auto-protected city assets
 
-                EnumSet<mbEnums.BuildingGroup> assetsToDestroy = EnumSet.of(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.TOL, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.BARRACK,
+                EnumSet<mbEnums.BuildingGroup> autoProtectFilter = EnumSet.of(mbEnums.BuildingGroup.TOL, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.BARRACK,
                         mbEnums.BuildingGroup.SPIRE, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.SHRINE, mbEnums.BuildingGroup.WAREHOUSE);
 
-                if (assetsToDestroy.contains(cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup())) {
+                if (autoProtectFilter.contains(cityBuilding.getBlueprint().getBuildingGroup())) {
 
-                    if (cityBuilding.getRank() != -1)
+                    if (cityBuilding.getRank() > -1)
                         BuildingManager.setRank(cityBuilding, -1);
                 }
-            }
 
-            if (city.realm != null)
-                city.realm.removeCity(city.getObjectUUID());
+                // Former guild loses tree!
+
+                if (city.realm != null)
+                    city.realm.removeCity(city.getObjectUUID());
+
+                city.getTOL().setOwner(null);
+
+                if (DbManager.GuildQueries.SET_GUILD_OWNED_CITY(formerGuild.getObjectUUID(), 0)) {
+
+                    //Successful Update of guild
+
+                    formerGuild.setGuildState(mbEnums.GuildState.Errant);
+                    formerGuild.setNation(null);
+                    formerGuild.setCityUUID(0);
+                    GuildManager.updateAllGuildTags(formerGuild);
+                    GuildManager.updateAllGuildBinds(formerGuild, null);
+                }
+
+                // And all of it's sub guilds
+
+                if (formerGuild.getSubGuildList().isEmpty() == false) {
+
+                    subGuildList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+                    for (Guild subGuild : formerGuild.getSubGuildList()) {
+                        subGuildList.add(subGuild);
+                    }
+
+                    for (Guild subGuild : subGuildList) {
+                        formerGuild.removeSubGuild(subGuild);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
             // It's now safe to delete the city zone from the database
             // which will cause a cascade delete of everything else