diff --git a/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index cf9b245993..ed02bd3709 100644
--- a/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/examples/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -1234,39 +1234,16 @@ function MyController(hand) {
             this.handleSpotlight(this.grabbedEntity);
         }
 
-        var success = Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.actionID, {
+        Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.actionID, {
             targetPosition: targetPosition,
             linearTimeScale: DISTANCE_HOLDING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME,
             targetRotation: this.currentObjectRotation,
             angularTimeScale: DISTANCE_HOLDING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME,
             ttl: ACTION_TTL
         });
-        if (success) {
-            this.actionTimeout = now + (ACTION_TTL * MSEC_PER_SEC);
-        } else {
-            print("continueDistanceHolding -- updateAction failed");
-        }
-    };
 
-
-    this.setupHoldAction = function() {
-        this.actionID = Entities.addAction("hold", this.grabbedEntity, {
-            hand: this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "right" : "left",
-            timeScale: NEAR_GRABBING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME,
-            relativePosition: this.offsetPosition,
-            relativeRotation: this.offsetRotation,
-            ttl: ACTION_TTL,
-            kinematic: NEAR_GRABBING_KINEMATIC,
-            kinematicSetVelocity: true,
-            ignoreIK: this.ignoreIK
-        });
-        if (this.actionID === NULL_ACTION_ID) {
-            this.actionID = null;
-            return false;
-        }
-        var now = Date.now();
         this.actionTimeout = now + (ACTION_TTL * MSEC_PER_SEC);
-        return true;
+
     };
 
     this.projectVectorAlongAxis = function(position, axisStart, axisEnd) {
@@ -1296,7 +1273,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
 
             return projection
 
-        };
+        },
 
         this.nearGrabbing = function() {
             var now = Date.now();
@@ -1340,29 +1317,43 @@ function MyController(hand) {
                 this.offsetPosition = Vec3.multiplyQbyV(Quat.inverse(Quat.multiply(handRotation, this.offsetRotation)), offset);
             }
 
-            if (!this.setupHoldAction()) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (this.state == STATE_NEAR_GRABBING) {
-                this.setState(STATE_CONTINUE_NEAR_GRABBING);
+            this.actionID = NULL_ACTION_ID;
+            this.actionID = Entities.addAction("hold", this.grabbedEntity, {
+                hand: this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "right" : "left",
+                timeScale: NEAR_GRABBING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME,
+                relativePosition: this.offsetPosition,
+                relativeRotation: this.offsetRotation,
+                ttl: ACTION_TTL,
+                kinematic: NEAR_GRABBING_KINEMATIC,
+                kinematicSetVelocity: true,
+                ignoreIK: this.ignoreIK
+            });
+            if (this.actionID === NULL_ACTION_ID) {
+                this.actionID = null;
             } else {
-                // equipping
-                Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "startEquip", [JSON.stringify(this.hand)]);
-                this.startHandGrasp();
+                this.actionTimeout = now + (ACTION_TTL * MSEC_PER_SEC);
+                if (this.state == STATE_NEAR_GRABBING) {
+                    this.setState(STATE_CONTINUE_NEAR_GRABBING);
+                } else {
+                    // equipping
+                    Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "startEquip", [JSON.stringify(this.hand)]);
+                    this.startHandGrasp();
+
+                    this.setState(STATE_CONTINUE_EQUIP_BD);
+                }
+
+                if (this.hand === RIGHT_HAND) {
+                    Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "setRightHand");
+                } else {
+                    Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "setLeftHand");
+                }
+
+                Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "setHand", [this.hand]);
+
+                Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "startNearGrab");
 
-                this.setState(STATE_CONTINUE_EQUIP_BD);
             }
 
-            if (this.hand === RIGHT_HAND) {
-                Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "setRightHand");
-            } else {
-                Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "setLeftHand");
-            }
-
-            Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "setHand", [this.hand]);
-            Entities.callEntityMethod(this.grabbedEntity, "startNearGrab");
-
             this.currentHandControllerTipPosition =
                 (this.hand === RIGHT_HAND) ? MyAvatar.rightHandTipPosition : MyAvatar.leftHandTipPosition;
 
@@ -1412,7 +1403,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
 
         if (this.actionTimeout - now < ACTION_TTL_REFRESH * MSEC_PER_SEC) {
             // if less than a 5 seconds left, refresh the actions ttl
-            var success = Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.actionID, {
+            Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.actionID, {
                 hand: this.hand === RIGHT_HAND ? "right" : "left",
                 timeScale: NEAR_GRABBING_ACTION_TIMEFRAME,
                 relativePosition: this.offsetPosition,
@@ -1422,13 +1413,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
                 kinematicSetVelocity: true,
                 ignoreIK: this.ignoreIK
             });
-            if (success) {
-                this.actionTimeout = now + (ACTION_TTL * MSEC_PER_SEC);
-            } else {
-                print("continueNearGrabbing -- updateAction failed");
-                Entities.deleteAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.actionID);
-                this.setupHoldAction();
-            }
+            this.actionTimeout = now + (ACTION_TTL * MSEC_PER_SEC);
         }
     };
 
@@ -1475,7 +1460,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
                 return;
             }
         } else {
-            var success = Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.equipSpringID, {
+            Entities.updateAction(this.grabbedEntity, this.equipSpringID, {
                 targetPosition: targetPosition,
                 linearTimeScale: EQUIP_SPRING_TIMEFRAME,
                 targetRotation: targetRotation,
@@ -1483,9 +1468,6 @@ function MyController(hand) {
                 ttl: ACTION_TTL,
                 ignoreIK: ignoreIK
             });
-            if (!success) {
-                print("pullTowardEquipPosition -- updateActionfailed");
-            }
         }
 
         if (Vec3.distance(grabbedProperties.position, targetPosition) < EQUIP_SPRING_SHUTOFF_DISTANCE) {
@@ -1867,4 +1849,4 @@ function cleanup() {
 }
 
 Script.scriptEnding.connect(cleanup);
-Script.update.connect(update);
+Script.update.connect(update);
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