diff --git a/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.cpp b/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.cpp
index 4bb1cc9..0568e12 100644
--- a/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.cpp
+++ b/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.cpp
@@ -490,15 +490,7 @@ PackedVector3Array MeshEditingLibrary::slice_mesh(MeshInstance3D *original_mesh_
 		std::vector<MeshEditPolygon2D> error_polygons;
 		const Transform3D &plane_inverse_transform = MeshEditingLibrary::project_edges(edges_2d, original_mesh_instance->get_transform(), clip_edges, local_plane);
 		MeshEditingLibrary::build_2d_polygons_from_edges(polygon_set, edges_2d, error_polygons);
-		
-		if (error_polygons.size() > 0)
-		{
-			Ref<Mesh> debug_mesh = MeshEditingLibrary::draw_debug_polygons(error_polygons, plane_inverse_transform, Color(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
-			MeshInstance3D *mi = memnew(MeshInstance3D);
-			original_mesh_instance->add_child(mi);
-			mi->set_transform(Transform3D());
-			mi->set_mesh(debug_mesh);
-		}
+		MeshEditingLibrary::draw_debug_polygons(original_mesh_instance, error_polygons, plane_inverse_transform, Color(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
 		
 		MeshSlicePlaneOrientation uv_plane = MeshSlicePlaneOrientation::Z;
 		const Basis &mesh_instance_basis = original_mesh_instance->get_basis();
@@ -880,9 +872,12 @@ const Vector2 MeshEditingLibrary::calculate_planar_uv(const Vector3 &vertex, con
 }
 
 
-Ref<Mesh> MeshEditingLibrary::draw_debug_polygons(const std::vector<MeshEditPolygon2D> &polygons, const Transform3D &plane_transform, const Color &colour)
+void MeshEditingLibrary::draw_debug_polygons(Node3D *mesh_parent_node, const std::vector<MeshEditPolygon2D> &polygons, const Transform3D &plane_transform, const Color &colour)
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
+	if (polygons.size() <= 0)
+		return;
+	
 	Ref<StandardMaterial3D> material;
 	material.instantiate();
 	material->set_flag(BaseMaterial3D::FLAG_ALBEDO_FROM_VERTEX_COLOR, true);
@@ -912,6 +907,9 @@ Ref<Mesh> MeshEditingLibrary::draw_debug_polygons(const std::vector<MeshEditPoly
 	}
 	im->surface_end();
 	
-	return im;
+	MeshInstance3D *mi = memnew(MeshInstance3D);
+	mesh_parent_node->add_child(mi);
+	mi->set_transform(Transform3D());
+	mi->set_mesh(im);
 #endif // DEBUG_ENABLED
 }
diff --git a/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.h b/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.h
index 54c76a1..5a17a1d 100644
--- a/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.h
+++ b/src/liborng/nodes/mesh_editing_library.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private:
 	static bool find_next_edge(MeshEditEdge2D &out_next_edge, std::vector<MeshEditEdge2D> &in_edge_set, const MeshEditVert2D &start);
 	static void fix_polygon_winding(MeshEditPolygon2D &polygon);
 	
-	static Ref<Mesh> draw_debug_polygons(const std::vector<MeshEditPolygon2D> &polygons, const Transform3D &plane_transform, const Color &colour);
+	static void draw_debug_polygons(Node3D *mesh_parent_node, const std::vector<MeshEditPolygon2D> &polygons, const Transform3D &plane_transform, const Color &colour);
 	
 	// Godot boilerplate below
 protected: