diff --git a/applications/doppelganger-mirror/doppleganger.js b/applications/doppelganger-mirror/doppleganger.js
index ee8ce93..210c369 100644
--- a/applications/doppelganger-mirror/doppleganger.js
+++ b/applications/doppelganger-mirror/doppleganger.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Doppleganger.prototype = {
         }
 
         this.frame = 0;
-        this.position = options.position || Vec3.sum(avatar.position, Quat.getForward(avatar.orientation));
+        this.position = options.feetPosition || Vec3.sum(avatar.feetPosition, Quat.getForward(avatar.orientation));
         this.orientation = options.orientation || avatar.orientation;
         this.skeletonModelURL = avatar.skeletonModelURL;
         this.jointStateCount = 0;
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ Doppleganger.prototype = {
             visible: false, // normally false
             modelURL: this.skeletonModelURL, //was field: url
             position: this.position,
-            rotation: this.orientation
+            rotation: this.orientation,
+            useOriginalPivot: true
         };
 		
         this.entityID = Entities.addEntity(prop, "local");
diff --git a/tutorial/doppleganger.js b/tutorial/doppleganger.js
index ea1713f..9a107b2 100644
--- a/tutorial/doppleganger.js
+++ b/tutorial/doppleganger.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Doppleganger.prototype = {
         }
 
         this.frame = 0;
-        this.position = options.position || Vec3.sum(avatar.position, Quat.getForward(avatar.orientation));
+        this.position = options.feetPosition || Vec3.sum(avatar.feetPosition, Quat.getForward(avatar.orientation));
         this.orientation = options.orientation || avatar.orientation;
         this.skeletonModelURL = avatar.skeletonModelURL;
         this.jointStateCount = 0;
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ Doppleganger.prototype = {
             visible: false, // normally false
             modelURL: this.skeletonModelURL, //was field: url
             position: this.position,
-            rotation: this.orientation
+            rotation: this.orientation,
+            useOriginalPivot: true
         };
 		
         this.entityID = Entities.addEntity(prop, "local");