diff --git a/src/ecs/mod.rs b/src/ecs/mod.rs
index fa54b4e1fd..79b738b2e3 100644
--- a/src/ecs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ecs/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
 use crate::prelude::{Children, Entity, SubWorld, World};
 
 pub fn run_on_hierarchy<T>(
+    world: &World,
+    entity: Entity,
+    input: T,
+    func: &mut dyn FnMut(&World, Entity, T) -> Option<T>,
+) where
+    T: Copy,
+{
+    let result = func(world, entity, input);
+
+    if let Some(result) = result {
+        match world.get_component::<Children>(entity) {
+            Some(children) => Some(
+                for child in children.iter() {
+                    run_on_hierarchy(world, *child, result, func);
+                }
+            ),
+            None => None,
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run_on_hierarchy_mut<T>(
     world: &mut World,
     entity: Entity,
     input: T,
@@ -24,17 +46,39 @@ pub fn run_on_hierarchy<T>(
     if let Some(result) = result {
         if let Some(children) = children {
             for child in children {
-                run_on_hierarchy(world, child, result, func);
+                run_on_hierarchy_mut(world, child, result, func);
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 pub fn run_on_hierarchy_subworld<T>(
-    world: &mut legion::system::SubWorld,
+    world: &SubWorld,
     entity: Entity,
     input: T,
-    func: &dyn Fn(&mut SubWorld, Entity, T) -> Option<T>,
+    func: &mut dyn FnMut(&SubWorld, Entity, T) -> Option<T>,
+) where
+    T: Copy,
+{
+    let result = func(world, entity, input);
+
+    if let Some(result) = result {
+        match world.get_component::<Children>(entity) {
+            Some(children) => Some(
+                for child in children.iter() {
+                    run_on_hierarchy_subworld(world, *child, result, func);
+                }
+            ),
+            None => None,
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run_on_hierarchy_subworld_mut<T>(
+    world: &mut SubWorld,
+    entity: Entity,
+    input: T,
+    func: &mut dyn FnMut(&mut SubWorld, Entity, T) -> Option<T>,
 ) where
     T: Copy,
 {
@@ -54,8 +98,8 @@ pub fn run_on_hierarchy_subworld<T>(
     if let Some(result) = result {
         if let Some(children) = children {
             for child in children {
-                run_on_hierarchy_subworld(world, child, result, func);
+                run_on_hierarchy_subworld_mut(world, child, result, func);
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/render/passes/ui/mod.rs b/src/render/passes/ui/mod.rs
index 2650dc1711..f619ecacdc 100644
--- a/src/render/passes/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/render/passes/ui/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl UiPipeline {
         // TODO: this probably isn't the best way to handle z-ordering
         let mut z = 0.9999;
         {
-            let mut add_data: Box<dyn FnMut(&mut World, Entity, ()) -> Option<()>> =
+            let mut add_data: Box<dyn FnMut(&World, Entity, ()) -> Option<()>> =
                 Box::new(|world, entity, _| {
                     let node = world.get_component::<Node>(entity).unwrap();
                     data.push(RectData {
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_update_system.rs b/src/ui/ui_update_system.rs
index 5e4925d1fe..d903783c76 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_update_system.rs
+++ b/src/ui/ui_update_system.rs
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ pub fn build_ui_update_system() -> Box<dyn Schedulable> {
             let parent_size = math::vec2(window_size.width as f32, window_size.height as f32);
             let parent_position = math::vec2(0.0, 0.0);
             for (entity, _) in node_query.iter_entities_mut(world) {
-                ecs::run_on_hierarchy_subworld(
+                ecs::run_on_hierarchy_subworld_mut(
                     world,
                     entity,
                     (parent_size, parent_position),
-                    &update_node_entity,
+                    &mut update_node_entity,
                 );
             }
         })