diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 20425c7ea6..c298da38bc 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ var toolBar = (function () {
                     y: 0.02,
                     z: 2.58
                 },
+                shapeType: "box",
                 modelURL: "https://hifi-content.s3.amazonaws.com/elisalj/image_entity/snapshot.fbx",
                 // change to another default image
                 textures: JSON.stringify({ "tex.picture": "https://hifi-content.s3.amazonaws.com/elisalj/image_entity/dog.jpg" })