diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 803955f02c..5e059fa2cb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2461,8 +2461,9 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
 
 
     updateThreads(deltaTime); // If running non-threaded, then give the threads some time to process...
-    
-    DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->updateOtherAvatars(deltaTime); //loop through all the other avatars and simulate them...
+
+    //loop through all the other avatars and simulate them...
+    DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->updateOtherAvatars(deltaTime);
 
     updateCamera(deltaTime); // handle various camera tweaks like off axis projection
     updateDialogs(deltaTime); // update various stats dialogs if present
@@ -2476,6 +2477,7 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
         _physicsEngine.deleteObjects(_entitySimulation.getObjectsToDelete());
         _physicsEngine.addObjects(_entitySimulation.getObjectsToAdd());
         _physicsEngine.changeObjects(_entitySimulation.getObjectsToChange());
+        _entitySimulation.applyActionChanges();
         _entitySimulation.unlock();
 
         AvatarManager* avatarManager = DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>().data();
@@ -2498,7 +2500,8 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
 
             if (!_aboutToQuit) {
                 PerformanceTimer perfTimer("entities");
-                // Collision events (and their scripts) must not be handled when we're locked, above. (That would risk deadlock.)
+                // Collision events (and their scripts) must not be handled when we're locked, above. (That would risk
+                // deadlock.)
                 _entitySimulation.handleCollisionEvents(collisionEvents);
                 // NOTE: the _entities.update() call below will wait for lock
                 // and will simulate entity motion (the EntityTree has been given an EntitySimulation).
@@ -2511,11 +2514,12 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("overlays");
         _overlays.update(deltaTime);
     }
-    
+
     {
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("myAvatar");
         updateMyAvatarLookAtPosition();
-        DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->updateMyAvatar(deltaTime); // Sample hardware, update view frustum if needed, and send avatar data to mixer/nodes
+        // Sample hardware, update view frustum if needed, and send avatar data to mixer/nodes
+        DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->updateMyAvatar(deltaTime);
     }
 
     {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index cbf8d57723..7887b286f0 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -1369,8 +1369,6 @@ void EntityItem::removeAction(const QUuid actionID) {
                 simulation->removeAction(action->getID());
             }
         }
-
-        delete action;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.h
index fc0c6aa7e4..baf1736d2e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntitySimulation.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     virtual void addAction(EntityActionInterface* action) {}
     virtual void removeAction(const QUuid actionID) {}
     virtual void removeActions(QList<QUuid> actionIDsToRemove) {}
+    virtual void applyActionChanges() {}
 
 protected: // these only called by the EntityTree?
     /// \param entity pointer to EntityItem to be added
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ protected:
     SetOfEntities _entitiesToDelete; // entities simulation decided needed to be deleted (EntityTree will actually delete)
     SetOfEntities _simpleKinematicEntities; // entities undergoing non-colliding kinematic motion
 
-private:
+ private:
     void moveSimpleKinematics();
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp
index e5fe5d44a3..8cc9345e67 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.cpp
@@ -233,19 +233,33 @@ void PhysicalEntitySimulation::handleCollisionEvents(CollisionEvents& collisionE
 }
 
 void PhysicalEntitySimulation::addAction(EntityActionInterface* action) {
-    if (_physicsEngine) {
-        _physicsEngine->addAction(action);
-    }
+    // if (_physicsEngine) {
+    //     _physicsEngine->addAction(action);
+    // }
+    _actionsToAdd += action;
 }
 
 void PhysicalEntitySimulation::removeAction(const QUuid actionID) {
-    if (_physicsEngine) {
-        _physicsEngine->removeAction(actionID);
-    }
+    // if (_physicsEngine) {
+    //     _physicsEngine->removeAction(actionID);
+    // }
+    _actionsToRemove += actionID;
 }
 
 void PhysicalEntitySimulation::removeActions(QList<QUuid> actionIDsToRemove) {
+    // if (_physicsEngine) {
+    //     _physicsEngine->removeActions(actionIDsToRemove);
+    // }
+    _actionsToRemove += actionIDsToRemove;
+}
+
+void PhysicalEntitySimulation::applyActionChanges() {
     if (_physicsEngine) {
-        _physicsEngine->removeActions(actionIDsToRemove);
+        foreach (EntityActionInterface* actionToAdd, _actionsToAdd) {
+            _physicsEngine->addAction(actionToAdd);
+        }
+        foreach (QUuid actionToRemove, _actionsToRemove) {
+            _physicsEngine->removeAction(actionToRemove);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.h b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.h
index 0c907f078c..e57cd4326b 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicalEntitySimulation.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
     virtual void addAction(EntityActionInterface* action);
     virtual void removeAction(const QUuid actionID);
     virtual void removeActions(QList<QUuid> actionIDsToRemove);
+    virtual void applyActionChanges();
 
 protected: // only called by EntitySimulation
     // overrides for EntitySimulation
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ private:
     EntityEditPacketSender* _entityPacketSender = nullptr;
 
     uint32_t _lastStepSendPackets = 0;
+
+    QList<EntityActionInterface*> _actionsToAdd;
+    QList<QUuid> _actionsToRemove;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_PhysicalEntitySimulation_h
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
index 9f843a052c..c572121d60 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
@@ -466,11 +466,6 @@ void PhysicsEngine::removeAction(const QUuid actionID) {
         ObjectAction* action = _objectActions[actionID];
         _dynamicsWorld->removeAction(action);
         _objectActions.remove(actionID);
-    }
-}
-
-void PhysicsEngine::removeActions(QList<QUuid> actionIDsToRemove) {
-    foreach(QUuid actionID, actionIDsToRemove) {
-        removeAction(actionID);
+        delete action;
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h
index 085b51d224..e009cac60f 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ public:
 
     void addAction(EntityActionInterface* action);
     void removeAction(const QUuid actionID);
-    void removeActions(QList<QUuid> actionIDsToRemove);
 
 private:
     void removeContacts(ObjectMotionState* motionState);