diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs
index c667af47db..05df0eabc0 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/Core/NetworkObject.cs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ private void CheckForInScenePlaced()
         /// <param name="destroy">Defaults to true, determines whether the <see cref="NetworkObject"/> will be destroyed.</param>
         public void DeferDespawn(int tickOffset, bool destroy = true)
         {
-            // Ensure we log the DAMode message first as locking ownership is not allowed if not DA so the DA message is the most relevant.
+            // The DAMode message is logged first, as ownership locking isn’t allowed when not in DAMode, making it the most relevant message.
             if (!NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode)
             {
                 if (NetworkManager.LogLevel <= LogLevel.Error)
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ internal void RemoveOwnershipExtended(OwnershipStatusExtended extended)
         /// <returns>true or false depending upon lock operation's success</returns>
         public bool SetOwnershipLock(bool lockOwnership = true)
         {
-            // Ensure we log the DAMode message first as locking ownership is not allowed if not DA so the DA message is the most relevant.
+            // The DAMode message is logged first, as ownership locking isn’t allowed when not in DAMode, making it the most relevant message.
             if (!NetworkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode)
             {
                 if (NetworkManager.LogLevel <= LogLevel.Error)
@@ -1154,8 +1154,11 @@ public bool HasOwnershipStatus(OwnershipStatus status)
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         private bool InternalHasAuthority()
         {
-            var networkManager = NetworkManager;
-            return networkManager.DistributedAuthorityMode ? OwnerClientId == networkManager.LocalClientId : networkManager.IsServer;
+            if (!IsSpawned)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return NetworkManagerOwner.DistributedAuthorityMode ? OwnerClientId == NetworkManagerOwner.LocalClientId : NetworkManagerOwner.IsServer;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -3541,7 +3544,7 @@ internal void SceneChangedUpdate(Scene scene, bool notify = false)
             OnMigratedToNewScene?.Invoke();
 
             // Only the authority side will notify clients of non-parented NetworkObject scene changes
-            if (isAuthority && notify && !transform.parent)
+            if (isAuthority && notify && transform.parent == null)
             {
                 NetworkManagerOwner.SceneManager.NotifyNetworkObjectSceneChanged(this);
             }