diff --git a/packages/core/engine/index.ts b/packages/core/engine/index.ts
index e5a45e4..09e6e1b 100644
--- a/packages/core/engine/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/engine/index.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function umbraAdjust(settings: UmbraSettings, scheme = defaultScheme) {
 
 export function umbraHydrate(input: UmbraInput, output: RawRange[]) {
   const apply = ({ element, formater, alias }: ApplyProps = {}) =>
-    format({ output, formater }).attach(element, alias)
+    format({ output, formater }).attach(input, element, alias)
   return {
     apply,
     input,
diff --git a/packages/core/engine/primitives/attach.ts b/packages/core/engine/primitives/attach.ts
index 795d4c3..4b45e71 100644
--- a/packages/core/engine/primitives/attach.ts
+++ b/packages/core/engine/primitives/attach.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { UmbraInput } from '../..'
 import { FlattenColor, UmbraOutputs } from './format'
 
 //Why aliases? 2 reasons:
@@ -62,17 +63,18 @@ const defaultAliases = {
 // }
 
 interface Attach {
+  input: UmbraInput
   outputs: UmbraOutputs
   element?: HTMLElement | null
   alias?: Alias | boolean
 }
 
 //main
-export function attach({ outputs, element, alias }: Attach) {
+export function attach({ input, outputs, element, alias }: Attach) {
   if (!document) return outputs
 
   setColors(outputs.flattened, element)
-  setAliases(alias || outputs.output.input.settings.aliases, element)
+  setAliases(alias || input.settings.aliases, element)
 
   if (!element) return outputs
   //Ensure that the foreground color is always set to the attached element
diff --git a/packages/core/engine/primitives/format.ts b/packages/core/engine/primitives/format.ts
index 8e58280..c8f1839 100644
--- a/packages/core/engine/primitives/format.ts
+++ b/packages/core/engine/primitives/format.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Colord } from 'colord'
 import { umbra } from '../..'
-import { RawRange, FormatedRange } from '../types'
+import { RawRange, FormatedRange, UmbraInput } from '../types'
 import { attach, Alias } from './attach'
 
 export type Formater = (color: Colord) => string
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface FormatProps {
 }
 
 export interface Format extends UmbraOutputs {
-  attach: (element?: HTMLElement, alias?: Alias | boolean) => UmbraOutputs
+  attach: (input: UmbraInput, element?: HTMLElement, alias?: Alias | boolean) => UmbraOutputs
 }
 
 export interface UmbraOutputs {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const format = ({ output = umbra().output, formater = defaultFormater }:
   }
 
   return {
-    attach: (element, alias) => attach({ outputs, element, alias }),
+    attach: (input, element, alias) => attach({ input, outputs, element, alias }),
     ...outputs
   } as Format
 }