diff --git a/Content.Client/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsVisualizerSystem.cs b/Content.Client/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsVisualizerSystem.cs
index 3221df187a..4b5b724da9 100644
--- a/Content.Client/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsVisualizerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsVisualizerSystem.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,14 @@ public sealed class FootprintVisualizerSystem : VisualizerSystem<FootprintCompon
             || !TryComp<AppearanceComponent>(uid, out var appearance))
             return;
 
-        UpdateSpriteState(sprite, layer,footprint.StateId, footprint.SpritePath);
+        if (!_appearanceSystem.TryGetData<string>(
+                uid,
+                FootprintVisualParameter.VisualState,
+                out var visualState,
+                appearance))
+            return;
+
+        UpdateSpriteState(sprite, layer, visualState, footprint.SpritePath);
         UpdateSpriteColor(sprite, layer, uid, appearance);
     }
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsSystem.cs b/Content.Server/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsSystem.cs
index 9b8ba7132a..86b597a1bb 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootPrintsSystem.cs
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ public sealed class FootprintSystem : EntitySystem
         var coords = CalculateFootprintPosition(gridUid, emitter, transform, stand);
         var entity = Spawn(stand ? emitter.FootprintPrototype : emitter.DragMarkPrototype, coords);
 
-        var footprint = EnsureComp<FootprintComponent>(entity);
-
         if (_appearanceQuery.TryComp(entity, out var appearance))
         {
             var visualType = DetermineVisualState(emitterOwner, stand);
-            footprint.StateId = GetStateId(visualType, emitter);
-            Dirty(entity, footprint);
+            _appearanceSystem.SetData(entity,
+                FootprintVisualParameter.VisualState,
+                GetStateId(visualType, emitter),
+                appearance);
 
             var rawAlpha = emitterSolution.Volume.Float() / emitterSolution.MaxVolume.Float();
             var alpha = Math.Clamp((0.8f * rawAlpha) + 0.3f, 0f, 1f);
diff --git a/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootprintsSerializables.cs b/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootprintsSerializables.cs
index 4bac9d6904..ccd92b120a 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootprintsSerializables.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/_Sunrise/Footprints/FootprintsSerializables.cs
@@ -10,15 +10,9 @@ namespace Content.Shared._Sunrise.Footprints;
 /// <summary>
 /// Component that represents a single footprint entity in the world
 /// </summary>
-[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent, AutoGenerateComponentState]
+[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent]
 public sealed partial class FootprintComponent : Component
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Entity that created this footprint
-    /// </summary>
-    [AutoNetworkedField]
-    public string StateId;
-
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadOnly), DataField]
     public ResPath SpritePath = new("/Textures/_Sunrise/Effects/footprints.rsi");