diff --git a/src/modules/swiftest_globals.f90 b/src/modules/swiftest_globals.f90
index bf070e162..cbe626e43 100644
--- a/src/modules/swiftest_globals.f90
+++ b/src/modules/swiftest_globals.f90
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module swiftest_globals
    integer(I4B), parameter :: SYMBA              = 8
    integer(I4B), parameter :: RINGMOONS          = 9
 
-   integer(I4B), parameter :: STRMAX = 128 !! Maximum size of character strings
+   integer(I4B), parameter :: STRMAX = 512 !! Maximum size of character strings
 
    character(*), parameter :: ASCII_TYPE          = 'ASCII' !! Symbolic name for ASCII file type
    character(*), parameter :: REAL4_TYPE          = 'REAL4' !! Symbolic name for binary file type REAL4
diff --git a/src/symba/symba_collision.f90 b/src/symba/symba_collision.f90
index 24c0e3a0c..2fb99ccee 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_collision.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_collision.f90
@@ -830,11 +830,10 @@ subroutine symba_collision_mergeaddsub(system, param, family, id_frag, Ip_frag,
                allocate(plnew, mold=pl)
                call plnew%setup(nfrag, param)
                ibiggest = maxloc(pl%Gmass(family(:)), dim=1)
-   
+  
+               ! Copy over identification, information, and physical properties of the new bodies from the fragment list
                plnew%id(:) = id_frag(:) 
                system%maxid = system%maxid + nfrag
-               plnew%lcollision(:) = .false.
-               plnew%ldiscard(:) = .false.
                plnew%xb(:,:) = xb_frag(:, :) 
                plnew%vb(:,:) = vb_frag(:, :)
                do i = 1, nfrag
@@ -888,9 +887,14 @@ subroutine symba_collision_mergeaddsub(system, param, family, id_frag, Ip_frag,
                   plnew%k2 = pl%k2(ibiggest)
                   plnew%tlag = pl%tlag(ibiggest)
                end if
-   
+
                call plnew%set_mu(cb)
-               pl%lmtiny(:) = pl%Gmass(:) > param%GMTINY
+               !Copy over or set integration parameters for new bodies
+               plnew%lcollision(:) = .false.
+               plnew%ldiscard(:) = .false.
+               plnew%lmtiny(:) = plnew%Gmass(:) > param%GMTINY
+               plnew%levelg(:) = pl%levelg(ibiggest)
+               plnew%levelm(:) = pl%levelm(ibiggest)
    
                ! Append the new merged body to the list and record how many we made
                nstart = pl_adds%nbody + 1
diff --git a/src/symba/symba_discard.f90 b/src/symba/symba_discard.f90
index 486efcc2c..c35a1565c 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_discard.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_discard.f90
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ module subroutine symba_discard_pl(self, system, param)
                   else
                      call plplcollision_list%resolve_mergers(system, param)
                   end if
+                  ! Destroy the collision list now that the collisions are resolved
+                  call plplcollision_list%setup(0)
                end if
 
                if (any(pl%ldiscard(:))) then
diff --git a/src/symba/symba_step.f90 b/src/symba/symba_step.f90
index 2e43946cb..69d7e2cbd 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_step.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_step.f90
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ module recursive subroutine symba_step_recur_system(self, param, t, ireci)
                      lplpl_collision = plplenc_list%collision_check(system, param, t+dtl, dtl, ireci) 
                      lpltp_collision = pltpenc_list%collision_check(system, param, t+dtl, dtl, ireci) 
 
-                     ! if (lplpl_collision) call pl%discard(system, param)
-                     ! if (lpltp_collision) call tp%discard(system, param)
+                     if (lplpl_collision) call pl%discard(system, param)
+                     if (lpltp_collision) call tp%discard(system, param)
                   end if
 
                   call self%set_recur_levels(ireci)