diff --git a/src/Components/TrailGrid.svelte b/src/Components/TrailGrid.svelte
index 6a47b97a..84823c95 100644
--- a/src/Components/TrailGrid.svelte
+++ b/src/Components/TrailGrid.svelte
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
   import type BreadcrumbsPlugin from "src/main";
   import {
     closeImpliedLinks,
-    getAllXGs,
-    mergeGs,
     normalise,
     openOrSwitch,
     padArray,
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 73503d74..deb52000 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ import type {
   Directions,
   dvFrontmatterCache,
   HierarchyGraphs,
-  MergedGraphs,
 } from "src/interfaces";
 import MatrixView from "src/MatrixView";
 import {
   closeImpliedLinks,
   debug,
-  getAllXGs,
+  getAllGsInDir,
   getDVMetadataCache,
   getNeighbourObjArr,
   getObsMetadataCache,
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ export default class BreadcrumbsPlugin extends Plugin {
     });
 
     DIRECTIONS.forEach((dir) => {
-      const allXGs = getAllXGs(userHierarchies, graphs.hierGs, dir);
+      const allXGs = getAllGsInDir(userHierarchies, graphs.hierGs, dir);
       const dirMerged = mergeGs(...Object.values(allXGs));
       graphs.mergedGs[dir] = dirMerged;
     });
diff --git a/src/sharedFunctions.ts b/src/sharedFunctions.ts
index 48213001..2ff16a71 100644
--- a/src/sharedFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/sharedFunctions.ts
@@ -497,27 +497,34 @@ export function removeUnlinkedNodes(g: Graph) {
   return copy;
 }
 
-export function getAllXGs(
+export function getAllGsInDir(
   userHierarchies: userHierarchy[],
   currGraphs: HierarchyGraphs[],
   dir: Directions
 ) {
-  const fieldNamesInXDir = userHierarchies
-    .map((hier) => hier[dir])
-    .filter((field) => field.join() !== "")
-    .flat();
-
-  const allXGs: { [rel: string]: Graph } = {};
-
-  currGraphs.forEach((hierarchyGs) => {
-    fieldNamesInXDir.forEach((field) => {
-      const graph = hierarchyGs[dir][field];
-      if (graph) {
-        allXGs[field] = graph;
-      }
-    });
-  });
-  return allXGs;
+  const target = {};
+  const allGsInDir: { [field: string]: Graph } = Object.assign(
+    target,
+    ...currGraphs.map((hierGs) => hierGs[dir])
+  );
+
+  // const fieldNamesInXDir = userHierarchies
+  //   .map((hier) => hier[dir])
+  //   .filter((field) => field.join() !== "")
+  //   .flat();
+
+  // const allXGs: { [rel: string]: Graph } = {};
+
+  // currGraphs.forEach((hierarchyGs) => {
+  //   fieldNamesInXDir.forEach((field) => {
+  //     const graph = hierarchyGs[dir][field];
+  //     if (graph) {
+  //       allXGs[field] = graph;
+  //     }
+  //   });
+  // });
+  // console.log({ allXGs, allGsInDir });
+  return allGsInDir;
 }
 
 export function hierToStr(hier: userHierarchy) {