diff --git a/azalea-entity/src/data.rs b/azalea-entity/src/data.rs
index 076b8f29d..67476d8bb 100755
--- a/azalea-entity/src/data.rs
+++ b/azalea-entity/src/data.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub enum EntityDataValue {
     FrogVariant(azalea_registry::FrogVariant),
     OptionalGlobalPos(Option<GlobalPos>),
     PaintingVariant(azalea_registry::PaintingVariant),
-    SnifferState(SnifferState),
+    SnifferState(SnifferStateKind),
     ArmadilloState(ArmadilloStateKind),
     Vector3(Vec3),
     Quaternion(Quaternion),
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub struct VillagerData {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, AzBuf, Default)]
-pub enum SnifferState {
+pub enum SnifferStateKind {
     #[default]
     Idling,
     FeelingHappy,
diff --git a/azalea-entity/src/metadata.rs b/azalea-entity/src/metadata.rs
index 1a68c983c..41e7a0e85 100644
--- a/azalea-entity/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/azalea-entity/src/metadata.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::{
     ArmadilloStateKind, EntityDataItem, EntityDataValue, OptionalUnsignedInt, Pose, Quaternion,
-    Rotations, SnifferState, VillagerData,
+    Rotations, SnifferStateKind, VillagerData,
 };
 use crate::particle::Particle;
 
@@ -8100,7 +8100,7 @@ impl Default for SmallFireballMetadataBundle {
 }
 
 #[derive(Component, Deref, DerefMut, Clone)]
-pub struct State(pub SnifferState);
+pub struct SnifferState(pub SnifferStateKind);
 #[derive(Component, Deref, DerefMut, Clone)]
 pub struct DropSeedAtTick(pub i32);
 #[derive(Component)]
@@ -8113,7 +8113,7 @@ impl Sniffer {
         match d.index {
             0..=16 => AbstractAnimal::apply_metadata(entity, d)?,
             17 => {
-                entity.insert(State(d.value.into_sniffer_state()?));
+                entity.insert(SnifferState(d.value.into_sniffer_state()?));
             }
             18 => {
                 entity.insert(DropSeedAtTick(d.value.into_int()?));
@@ -8128,7 +8128,7 @@ impl Sniffer {
 pub struct SnifferMetadataBundle {
     _marker: Sniffer,
     parent: AbstractAnimalMetadataBundle,
-    state: State,
+    sniffer_state: SnifferState,
     drop_seed_at_tick: DropSeedAtTick,
 }
 impl Default for SnifferMetadataBundle {
@@ -8179,7 +8179,7 @@ impl Default for SnifferMetadataBundle {
                     abstract_ageable_baby: AbstractAgeableBaby(false),
                 },
             },
-            state: State(Default::default()),
+            sniffer_state: SnifferState(Default::default()),
             drop_seed_at_tick: DropSeedAtTick(0),
         }
     }
diff --git a/codegen/lib/code/entity.py b/codegen/lib/code/entity.py
index a380d3d9a..1d15bd0b8 100644
--- a/codegen/lib/code/entity.py
+++ b/codegen/lib/code/entity.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def generate_entity_metadata(burger_entities_data: dict, mappings: Mappings):
 
 use super::{
     ArmadilloStateKind, EntityDataItem, EntityDataValue, OptionalUnsignedInt, Pose, Quaternion,
-    Rotations, SnifferState, VillagerData,
+    Rotations, SnifferStateKind, VillagerData,
 };
 use azalea_chat::FormattedText;
 use azalea_core::{
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ def generate_entity_metadata(burger_entities_data: dict, mappings: Mappings):
     # build the duplicate_field_names set
     previous_field_names = set()
     duplicate_field_names = set()
+
+    # some generic names... we don't like these
+    duplicate_field_names.add('state') # SnifferState instead of State
+
     for entity_id in burger_entity_metadata.keys():
         field_name_map[entity_id] = {}
         for field_name_or_bitfield in get_entity_metadata_names(entity_id, burger_entity_metadata, mappings).values():