diff --git a/yama/src/operations.rs b/yama/src/operations.rs
index 14fe27b..bcea48b 100644
--- a/yama/src/operations.rs
+++ b/yama/src/operations.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ pub fn remove_pointer_safely<P: RawPile>(pile: &Pile<P>, name: &str) -> anyhow::
     fully_integrate_pointer_node(pile, &mut this_node.node, &mut this_pointer)?;
 
     let new_parent = if let Some(ref new_parent_name) = new_parent_name {
-        let new_parent_pointer = pile
+        let mut new_parent_pointer = pile
             .read_pointer(new_parent_name.as_str())?
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Parent pointer {:?} does not exist.", name))?;
-        let new_parent_node = retrieve_tree_node(&pile, new_parent_pointer.chunk_ref.clone())?;
+        let mut new_parent_node = retrieve_tree_node(&pile, new_parent_pointer.chunk_ref.clone())?;
+        fully_integrate_pointer_node(pile, &mut new_parent_node.node, &mut new_parent_pointer)?;
         Some((new_parent_pointer, new_parent_node))
     } else {
         None