diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index 91e26d0a3c..fc753713ba 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -965,7 +965,10 @@ void EntityItem::setMass(float mass) {
 
 void EntityItem::setHref(QString value) {
     auto href = value.toLower();
-    if (! (value.toLower().startsWith("hifi://")) ) {
+
+    // If the string has something and doesn't start with with "hifi://" it shouldn't be set
+    // We allow the string to be empty, because that's the initial state of this property
+    if ( !(value.toLower().startsWith("hifi://")) && !value.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
     withWriteLock([&] {