diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index a2b0b808ba..08f65b6d6a 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -1721,7 +1721,6 @@ glm::vec3 AvatarData::getJointTranslation(const QString& name) const {
     // on another thread in between the call to getJointIndex and getJointTranslation
     // return getJointTranslation(getJointIndex(name));
     return readLockWithNamedJointIndex<glm::vec3>(name, [this](int index) {
-        return _jointData.at(index).translation;
         return getJointTranslation(index);
     });
 }
@@ -1809,8 +1808,8 @@ glm::quat AvatarData::getJointRotation(const QString& name) const {
     // Can't do this, not thread safe
     // return getJointRotation(getJointIndex(name));
 
-    return readLockWithNamedJointIndex<glm::quat>(name, [&](int index) {
-        return _jointData.at(index).rotation;
+    return readLockWithNamedJointIndex<glm::quat>(name, [this](int index) {
+        return getJointRotation(index);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 1c4b0cfc53..cae8b2eeff 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -1751,14 +1751,11 @@ protected:
 
     template <typename T, typename F>
     T readLockWithNamedJointIndex(const QString& name, const T& defaultValue, F f) const {
-        int index = getFauxJointIndex(name);
         QReadLocker readLock(&_jointDataLock);
-
-        // The first conditional is superfluous, but illustrative
-        if (index == -1 || index < _jointData.size()) {
+        int index = getJointIndex(name);
+        if (index == -1) {
             return defaultValue;
         }
-
         return f(index);
     }
 
@@ -1769,8 +1766,8 @@ protected:
 
     template <typename F>
     void writeLockWithNamedJointIndex(const QString& name, F f) {
-        int index = getFauxJointIndex(name);
         QWriteLocker writeLock(&_jointDataLock);
+        int index = getJointIndex(name);
         if (index == -1) {
             return;
         }