diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8bb362b9cb..35c071b512 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2273,6 +2273,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
     {
         auto mouseRayPick = std::make_shared<RayPick>(PickFilter(PickScriptingInterface::PICK_ENTITIES() | PickScriptingInterface::PICK_INCLUDE_NONCOLLIDABLE()), 0.0f, true);
         mouseRayPick->parentTransform = std::make_shared<MouseTransformNode>();
+        mouseRayPick->setJointState(PickQuery::JOINT_STATE_MOUSE);
         auto mouseRayPickID = DependencyManager::get<PickManager>()->addPick(PickQuery::Ray, mouseRayPick);
         DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>()->setMouseRayPickID(mouseRayPickID);
     }