diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index 0315ba7186..ea9bccbb3a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ void EntityTree::unhookChildAvatar(const EntityItemID entityID) {
             child->setParentID(nullptr);
         }
     });
+
+    entity->setParentID(nullptr);
 }
 
 void EntityTree::cleanupCloneIDs(const EntityItemID& entityID) {