diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp
index 9688d2bab1..63cd7f0234 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ void RenderableLineEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
         glTranslatef(position.x, position.y, position.z);
         glm::vec3 axis = glm::axis(rotation);
         glRotatef(glm::degrees(glm::angle(rotation)), axis.x, axis.y, axis.z);
-        geometryCache->updateVertices(_lineVerticesID, getLinePoints(), lineColor);
+        QVector<glm::vec3> points;
+        glm::vec3 p1 = {0, 0, 0};
+        glm::vec3 p2 = {1, 1, 0};
+        points<<p1<<p2;
+//        geometryCache->updateVertices(_lineVerticesID, getLinePoints(), lineColor);
+         geometryCache->updateVertices(_lineVerticesID, points, lineColor);
     
        geometryCache->renderVertices(gpu::LINE_STRIP, _lineVerticesID);
     glPopMatrix();
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
index dada7ff1ea..4a747aeea3 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.cpp
@@ -753,8 +753,9 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::encodeEntityEditPacket(PacketType command, EntityItem
             }
             
             if(properties.getType() == EntityTypes::Line){
+                qDebug()<<"****** LINE WIDTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **********" << properties.getLineWidth();
                 APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_WIDTH, properties.getLineWidth());
-                APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_POINTS, properties.getLinePoints());
+//                APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_POINTS, properties.getLinePoints());
             }
             
             APPEND_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_MARKETPLACE_ID, properties.getMarketplaceID());
@@ -992,8 +993,10 @@ bool EntityItemProperties::decodeEntityEditPacket(const unsigned char* data, int
     }
     
     if(properties.getType() == EntityTypes::Line) {
+        qDebug()<<"READING LINE ENTITY";
         READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_LINE_WIDTH, float, setLineWidth);
-        READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_LINE_POINTS, QVector<glm::vec3>, setLinePoints);
+        qDebug()<<"width: "<< properties._lineWidth;
+//        READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_LINE_POINTS, QVector<glm::vec3>, setLinePoints);
     }
     
     READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(PROP_MARKETPLACE_ID, QString, setMarketplaceID);
@@ -1100,6 +1103,8 @@ void EntityItemProperties::markAllChanged() {
     _skybox.markAllChanged();
     
     _sourceUrlChanged = true;
+    
+    _lineWidthChanged = true;
 }
 
 /// The maximum bounding cube for the entity, independent of it's rotation.
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index ffc9763dca..403cff12d3 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_GROUP(Atmosphere, atmosphere, AtmospherePropertyGroup);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_GROUP(Skybox, skybox, SkyboxPropertyGroup);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(PROP_SOURCE_URL, SourceUrl, sourceUrl, QString);
-    DEFINE_PROPERTY(LINE_WIDTH, LineWidth, lineWidth, float);
+    DEFINE_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_WIDTH, LineWidth, lineWidth, float);
     DEFINE_PROPERTY_REF(LINE_POINTS, LinePoints, linePoints, QVector<glm::vec3>);
 
     static QString getBackgroundModeString(BackgroundMode mode);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.cpp
index 8cf588c2b0..5806ca4c57 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.cpp
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ LineEntityItem::LineEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityItemID, const EntityIte
 }
 
 EntityItemProperties LineEntityItem::getProperties() const {
+    
     EntityItemProperties properties = EntityItem::getProperties(); // get the properties from our base class
 
-    COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(lineWidth, getLineWidth);
     COPY_ENTITY_PROPERTY_TO_PROPERTIES(linePoints, getLinePoints);
     
     properties._color = getXColor();
     properties._colorChanged = false;
+    
+    properties._lineWidth = getLineWidth();
+    properties._lineWidthChanged = false;
 
 
     properties._glowLevel = getGlowLevel();
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ EntityItemProperties LineEntityItem::getProperties() const {
 bool LineEntityItem::setProperties(const EntityItemProperties& properties) {
     bool somethingChanged = false;
     somethingChanged = EntityItem::setProperties(properties); // set the properties in our base class
-
+    
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(color, setColor);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(lineWidth, setLineWidth);
     SET_ENTITY_PROPERTY_FROM_PROPERTIES(linePoints, setLinePoints);
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ int LineEntityItem::readEntitySubclassDataFromBuffer(const unsigned char* data,
 
     READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_COLOR, rgbColor, setColor);
     READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_WIDTH, float, setLineWidth);
-    READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_POINTS, QVector<glm::vec3>, setLinePoints);
+//    READ_ENTITY_PROPERTY(PROP_LINE_POINTS, QVector<glm::vec3>, setLinePoints);
     
 
     return bytesRead;
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ int LineEntityItem::readEntitySubclassDataFromBuffer(const unsigned char* data,
 EntityPropertyFlags LineEntityItem::getEntityProperties(EncodeBitstreamParams& params) const {
     EntityPropertyFlags requestedProperties = EntityItem::getEntityProperties(params);
     requestedProperties += PROP_COLOR;
+    requestedProperties += PROP_LINE_WIDTH;
     return requestedProperties;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.h
index 50858b4b0a..afd20a3722 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/LineEntityItem.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class LineEntityItem : public EntityItem {
     }
     
     void setLineWidth(float lineWidth){
-        
         _lineWidth = lineWidth;
     }
     float getLineWidth() const{