diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/listener/entity/EntityDeathListener.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/listener/entity/EntityDeathListener.java
index 04364dc87..d31fd4c31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/listener/entity/EntityDeathListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/listener/entity/EntityDeathListener.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 import net.coreprotect.thread.CacheHandler;
 import net.coreprotect.thread.Scheduler;
 import net.coreprotect.utility.EntitySpawnTracking;
+import net.coreprotect.utility.entity.EntityUtil;
 import net.coreprotect.utility.entity.LivingEntityDetails;
 import net.coreprotect.utility.serialize.ItemMetaHandler;
 
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ else if (entity instanceof Player) {
                 Attributable attributable = entity;
                 for (Attribute attribute : Lists.newArrayList(Registry.ATTRIBUTE)) {
                     AttributeInstance attributeInstance = attributable.getAttribute(attribute);
-                    if (attributeInstance != null) {
+                    if (attributeInstance != null && EntityUtil.isAttributeModified(attributeInstance)) {
                         List<Object> attributeData = new ArrayList<>();
                         List<Object> attributeModifiers = new ArrayList<>();
                         attributeData.add(BukkitAdapter.ADAPTER.getRegistryKey(attributeInstance.getAttribute()));
@@ -582,9 +583,9 @@ else if (entity instanceof Zoglin) {
             data.add(entity.getCustomName());
             data.add(attributes);
             data.add(details);
-            if (EntitySpawnTracking.isTracked(entity)) {
-                data.add(entity.getUniqueId().toString());
-            }
+            data.add(EntitySpawnTracking.isTracked(entity) ? entity.getUniqueId().toString() : null);
+            data.add(null); // kill location, only stored for placed entities
+            data.add(EntityUtil.SPARSE_ATTRIBUTES);
 
             if (!(entity instanceof Player)) {
                 Queue.queueEntityKill(e, entity.getLocation(), data, type);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/entity/EntityUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/entity/EntityUtil.java
index 78e2a3c67..baf3bf84f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/entity/EntityUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/entity/EntityUtil.java
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ public class EntityUtil {
 
     private static final long ENTITY_RESTORE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30L;
 
+    /**
+     * Position in the entity kill data list of the attribute format marker. Index 7 holds the entity UUID or null,
+     * and index 8 the kill location that EntitySpawnTracking stores for placed entities.
+     */
+    public static final int ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT_INDEX = 9;
+
+    /**
+     * Attribute format marker: the attribute list omits every attribute that had the default base value and no
+     * modifiers. Rows without the marker list every attribute the entity had.
+     */
+    public static final int SPARSE_ATTRIBUTES = 1;
+
     private EntityUtil() {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Utility class");
     }
@@ -215,6 +227,9 @@ else if (count == 1) {
                     Attributable attributable = (Attributable) entity;
                     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                     List<Object> attributes = (List<Object>) list.get(5);
+                    if (hasSparseAttributes(list)) {
+                        resetAttributes(attributeInstances(attributable));
+                    }
                     restoreAttributes(attributable, attributes);
                 }
 
@@ -717,6 +732,52 @@ else if (entity instanceof Zoglin) {
         return completion;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether an attribute has to be stored to restore the entity: its base value differs from the default,
+     * or it has modifiers. {@link #resetAttributes(Iterable)} rebuilds every attribute this skips.
+     *
+     * @param attributeInstance
+     *            the attribute of the entity that is being logged
+     * @return true when the attribute must be stored
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // The server default exists on every supported version; restore uses the same value.
+    public static boolean isAttributeModified(AttributeInstance attributeInstance) {
+        return !attributeInstance.getModifiers().isEmpty() || Double.compare(attributeInstance.getBaseValue(), attributeInstance.getDefaultValue()) != 0;
+    }
+
+    static boolean hasSparseAttributes(List<Object> list) {
+        if (list.size() <= ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT_INDEX) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        Object format = list.get(ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT_INDEX);
+        return format instanceof Number && ((Number) format).intValue() == SPARSE_ATTRIBUTES;
+    }
+
+    private static List<AttributeInstance> attributeInstances(Attributable attributable) {
+        List<AttributeInstance> attributeInstances = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Attribute attribute : Registry.ATTRIBUTE) {
+            AttributeInstance attributeInstance = attributable.getAttribute(attribute);
+            if (attributeInstance != null) {
+                attributeInstances.add(attributeInstance);
+            }
+        }
+        return attributeInstances;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets attributes of a restored entity to their default base value without modifiers, so that attributes a
+     * sparse attribute list omits match the logged entity. Spawning can randomize base values and add modifiers.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // Same default value that isAttributeModified compares against.
+    static void resetAttributes(Iterable<AttributeInstance> attributeInstances) {
+        for (AttributeInstance attributeInstance : attributeInstances) {
+            attributeInstance.setBaseValue(attributeInstance.getDefaultValue());
+            for (AttributeModifier modifier : new ArrayList<>(attributeInstance.getModifiers())) {
+                attributeInstance.removeModifier(modifier);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     static void restoreAttributes(Attributable attributable, List<Object> attributes) {
         for (Object value : attributes) {
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")