diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyHead.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyHead.cpp
index 13d635bdd8..8f53522b5a 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyHead.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyHead.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ void MyHead::simulate(float deltaTime) {
                 _transientBlendshapeCoefficients[MMMM_BLENDSHAPE] += _mouth2;
                 _transientBlendshapeCoefficients[FUNNEL_BLENDSHAPE] += _mouth3;
             }
-            applyEyelidOffset(getFinalOrientationInWorldFrame());
+            if (_owningAvatar->getHasProceduralEyeFaceMovement()) {
+                applyEyelidOffset(getFinalOrientationInWorldFrame());
+            }
         }
         auto eyeTracker = DependencyManager::get<EyeTracker>();
         _isEyeTrackerConnected = eyeTracker->isTracking();
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 247fc2a76a..7ae9ba1257 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -1102,6 +1102,8 @@ int AvatarData::parseDataFromBuffer(const QByteArray& buffer) {
         int numBytesRead = sourceBuffer - startSection;
         _faceTrackerRate.increment(numBytesRead);
         _faceTrackerUpdateRate.increment();
+    } else {
+        _headData->_blendshapeCoefficients.fill(0, _headData->_blendshapeCoefficients.size());
     }
 
     if (hasJointData) {