diff --git a/interface/resources/meshes/defaultAvatar_full/avatar-animation.json b/interface/resources/meshes/defaultAvatar_full/avatar-animation.json
index 9c357ac845..550a95e980 100644
--- a/interface/resources/meshes/defaultAvatar_full/avatar-animation.json
+++ b/interface/resources/meshes/defaultAvatar_full/avatar-animation.json
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
                             "positionVar": "leftHandPosition",
                             "rotationVar": "leftHandRotation"
                         },
+                        {
+                            "jointName": "Neck",
+                            "positionVar": "neckPosition",
+                            "rotationVar": "neckRotation"
+                        },
                         {
                             "jointName": "Head",
                             "positionVar": "headPosition",
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNode.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNode.h
index d5da552a0f..e8c611d3e4 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNode.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNode.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
     // hierarchy accessors
     void addChild(Pointer child) { _children.push_back(child); }
     void removeChild(Pointer child);
-    
+
     Pointer getChild(int i) const;
     int getChildCount() const { return (int)_children.size(); }