diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/construct/EntityZombieSpawner.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/construct/EntityZombieSpawner.java
index 9c8f24d2..7a9cbb3d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/construct/EntityZombieSpawner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/construct/EntityZombieSpawner.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class EntityZombieSpawner extends EntityMagicConstruct {
 					damageMultiplier - 1, Operations.MULTIPLY_CUMULATIVE));
 			zombie.setHealth(zombie.getMaxHealth()); // Need to set this because we may have just modified the value
 			zombie.hurtResistantTime = 30; // Prevent fall damage
-			zombie.showSpawnParticles = false; // Hide spawn particles or they pop out the top of the hidden box
+			zombie.hideParticles(); // Hide spawn particles or they pop out the top of the hidden box
 
 			world.spawnEntity(zombie);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/living/EntityZombieMinion.java b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/living/EntityZombieMinion.java
index 861398cd..4685aa0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/living/EntityZombieMinion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electroblob/wizardry/entity/living/EntityZombieMinion.java
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.network.datasync.DataParameter;
+import net.minecraft.network.datasync.DataSerializers;
+import net.minecraft.network.datasync.EntityDataManager;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumHand;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumParticleTypes;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class EntityZombieMinion extends EntityZombie implements ISummonedCreature {
 
-	public boolean showSpawnParticles = true;
+	private static final DataParameter<Boolean> SPAWN_PARTICLES = EntityDataManager.createKey(EntityZombieMinion.class, DataSerializers.BOOLEAN);
 
 	// Field implementations
 	private int lifetime = -1;
@@ -42,6 +45,12 @@ public class EntityZombieMinion extends EntityZombie implements ISummonedCreatur
 		this.experienceValue = 0;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected void entityInit(){
+		super.entityInit();
+		this.dataManager.register(SPAWN_PARTICLES, true);
+	}
+
 	// EntityZombie overrides (EntityZombie is a complex class so there are lots of these)
 
 	@Override
@@ -74,7 +83,7 @@ public class EntityZombieMinion extends EntityZombie implements ISummonedCreatur
 
 	@Override
 	public void onSpawn(){
-		if(showSpawnParticles) this.spawnParticleEffect();
+		if(this.dataManager.get(SPAWN_PARTICLES)) this.spawnParticleEffect();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -96,6 +105,10 @@ public class EntityZombieMinion extends EntityZombie implements ISummonedCreatur
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	public void hideParticles(){
+		this.dataManager.set(SPAWN_PARTICLES, false);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected boolean processInteract(EntityPlayer player, EnumHand hand){
 		// In this case, the delegate method determines whether super is called.