diff --git a/Components/Cannonball.cs b/Components/Cannonball.cs
index c1da1d7..2f36868 100644
--- a/Components/Cannonball.cs
+++ b/Components/Cannonball.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ internal class Cannonball
     {
         internal Vector2 Motion;
         internal Team FiredBy;
+        internal float Duration = 8f;
+        internal float Elapsed = 0f;
     }
     internal enum Team
     {
diff --git a/Entities/Archetypes/EffectsBuilder.cs b/Entities/Archetypes/EffectsBuilder.cs
index 80fd81a..5282851 100644
--- a/Entities/Archetypes/EffectsBuilder.cs
+++ b/Entities/Archetypes/EffectsBuilder.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,25 @@ internal static void CreateWaterTrail(World world, Vector2 pos, Vector2 motion)
             effectEntity.Set(effect);
         }
 
+        internal static void CreateCannonTrail(World world, Vector2 pos)
+        {
+            var effectEntity = world.Create<Sprite, Effect, LayerAir>();
+
+            var effectSprite = new Sprite(TextureKey.WhitePixel, "Assets/Art/whitepixel", 1f, true);
+            effectSprite.Position = pos;
+            effectSprite.Color = new Color(255, 255, 255, 96);
+            effectEntity.Set(effectSprite);
+
+            var effect = new Effect();
+            effect.Fadeout = true;
+            effect.FadeStart = 1f;
+
+            effect.Duration = 1f;
+            effectEntity.Set(effect);
+
+            effectEntity.Set(new LayerAir());
+        }
+
         internal static void CreateAirTrail(World world, Vector2 pos, Vector2 motion, bool createTrail)
         {
             var effectEntity = world.Create<Sprite, Effect, LayerAir>();
@@ -78,7 +97,7 @@ internal static void CreateAirTrail(World world, Vector2 pos, Vector2 motion, bo
             effect.Duration = (createTrail ? 5f : 1f) * 3;
             if (createTrail)
             {
-                effect.WiggleTimerOffset = (float)Random.Shared.Next(0,2) ;
+                effect.WiggleTimerOffset = (float)Random.Shared.Next(0, 2);
             }
             effect.Motion = motion;
             effectEntity.Set(effect);
diff --git a/Scenes/Levels/Systems/CannonBallSystem.cs b/Scenes/Levels/Systems/CannonBallSystem.cs
index 7b63248..c0a514f 100644
--- a/Scenes/Levels/Systems/CannonBallSystem.cs
+++ b/Scenes/Levels/Systems/CannonBallSystem.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using NovemberPirates.Systems;
 using NovemberPirates.Utilities;
 using Raylib_CsLo;
-using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace NovemberPirates.Scenes.Levels.Systems
 {
@@ -24,8 +23,13 @@ internal override void Update(World world)
 
                 var start = sprite.Position;
                 sprite.Position += cannonball.Motion * Raylib.GetFrameTime();
+                cannonball.Elapsed += Raylib.GetFrameTime();
+                if (cannonball.Elapsed > cannonball.Duration)
+                {
+                    world.Destroy(entity);
+                }
 
-                EffectsBuilder.CreateAirTrail(world, sprite.Position, Vector2.Zero, false);
+                EffectsBuilder.CreateCannonTrail(world, sprite.Position);
 
                 var end = sprite.Position;