diff --git a/QSB/AuthoritySync/AuthWorldObject.cs b/QSB/AuthoritySync/AuthWorldObject.cs
index 1b5d11f1..e489a8ec 100644
--- a/QSB/AuthoritySync/AuthWorldObject.cs
+++ b/QSB/AuthoritySync/AuthWorldObject.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using QSB.Messaging;
-using QSB.Player;
 using QSB.WorldSync;
 using UnityEngine;
 
@@ -18,26 +17,4 @@ public abstract class AuthWorldObject<T> : WorldObject<T>, IAuthWorldObject
 	{
 		((IAuthWorldObject)this).SendMessage(new WorldObjectAuthMessage(Owner) { To = to });
 	}
-
-	public void RequestOwnership()
-	{
-		if (!CanOwn)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-		if (Owner != 0)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-		((IAuthWorldObject)this).SendMessage(new WorldObjectAuthMessage(QSBPlayerManager.LocalPlayerId));
-	}
-
-	public void ReleaseOwnership()
-	{
-		if (Owner == 0)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-		((IAuthWorldObject)this).SendMessage(new WorldObjectAuthMessage(QSBPlayerManager.LocalPlayerId));
-	}
 }
diff --git a/QSB/AuthoritySync/Extensions.cs b/QSB/AuthoritySync/Extensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d9e5c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/QSB/AuthoritySync/Extensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using QSB.Messaging;
+using QSB.Player;
+
+namespace QSB.AuthoritySync;
+
+public static class Extensions
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// try and gain authority over the object
+	/// </summary>
+	public static void RequestOwnership(this IAuthWorldObject authWorldObject)
+	{
+		if (!authWorldObject.CanOwn)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		if (authWorldObject.Owner != 0)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		authWorldObject.SendMessage(new WorldObjectAuthMessage(QSBPlayerManager.LocalPlayerId));
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// release authority over the object,
+	/// potentially to giving it to someone else
+	/// </summary>
+	public static void ReleaseOwnership(this IAuthWorldObject authWorldObject)
+	{
+		if (authWorldObject.Owner == 0)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		authWorldObject.SendMessage(new WorldObjectAuthMessage(QSBPlayerManager.LocalPlayerId));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs b/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs
index 0c11cc45..c2f15889 100644
--- a/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs
+++ b/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs
@@ -25,19 +25,18 @@ namespace QSB.EchoesOfTheEye.LightSensorSync.WorldObjects;
 /// the sector it's enabled in is bigger than the sector the zone2 walls are enabled in :(
 /// maybe this can be fixed by making the collision group use the same sector.
 /// </summary>
-internal class QSBLightSensor : WorldObject<SingleLightSensor>, IAuthWorldObject
+internal class QSBLightSensor : AuthWorldObject<SingleLightSensor>
 {
 	internal bool _locallyIlluminated;
 	public Action OnDetectLocalLight;
 	public Action OnDetectLocalDarkness;
 
 
-	public uint Owner { get; set; }
-	public bool CanOwn => AttachedObject.enabled;
-
+	public override bool CanOwn => AttachedObject.enabled;
 
 	public override void SendInitialState(uint to)
 	{
+		base.SendInitialState(to);
 		// todo initial state
 	}