diff --git a/jecs.luau b/jecs.luau
index cc3e20d..f9a4174 100755
--- a/jecs.luau
+++ b/jecs.luau
@@ -2157,13 +2157,12 @@ local function world_new()
 	local eindex_dense_array = {} :: { Entity }
 	local eindex_sparse_array = {} :: { Record }
 	local eindex_alive_count = 0
-	local eindex_max_id = 0
 
 	local entity_index = {
 		dense_array = eindex_dense_array,
 		sparse_array = eindex_sparse_array,
 		alive_count = eindex_alive_count,
-		max_id = eindex_max_id,
+		max_id = 0,
 	} :: EntityIndex
 
 	local component_index = {} :: ComponentIndex
@@ -2605,7 +2604,7 @@ local function world_new()
 
 				return entity
 			else
-				for i = eindex_max_id + 1, index do
+				for i = entity_index.max_id + 1, index do
 					eindex_sparse_array[i] = { dense = i } :: Record
 					eindex_dense_array[i] = i
 				end
diff --git a/test/tests.luau b/test/tests.luau
index bac14da..8c48708 100755
--- a/test/tests.luau
+++ b/test/tests.luau
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ type Id<T=unknown> = jecs.Id<T>
 local entity_visualiser = require("@tools/entity_visualiser")
 local dwi = entity_visualiser.stringify
 
+TEST("dai", function()
+	local world = jecs.world()
+	local C = world:component()
+
+	world:set(C, jecs.Name, "C")
+	CHECK(world:get(C, jecs.Name) == "C")
+	world:entity(2000)
+	CHECK(world:get(C, jecs.Name) == "C")
+end)
+
 TEST("another axen banger", function()
 	-- taken from jecs.luau
 	local world = jecs.world()