diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.cpp
index 3d045341ff..d58c3511cd 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static std::vector<AnimPoseVec> copyAndRetargetFromNetworkAnim(AnimationPointer
 }
 
 AnimClip::AnimClip(const QString& id, const QString& url, float startFrame, float endFrame, float timeScale, bool loopFlag, bool mirrorFlag,
-                   bool isRelative, const QString& baseURL, float baseFrame) :
+                   bool relativeFlag, const QString& baseURL, float baseFrame) :
     AnimNode(AnimNode::Type::Clip, id),
     _startFrame(startFrame),
     _endFrame(endFrame),
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ AnimClip::AnimClip(const QString& id, const QString& url, float startFrame, floa
     _loopFlag(loopFlag),
     _mirrorFlag(mirrorFlag),
     _frame(startFrame),
-    _isRelative(isRelative),
+    _relativeFlag(relativeFlag),
     _baseFrame(baseFrame)
 {
     loadURL(url);
 
-    if (isRelative) {
+    if (relativeFlag) {
         auto animCache = DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>();
         _baseNetworkAnim = animCache->getAnimation(baseURL);
         _baseURL = baseURL;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimClip::evaluate(const AnimVariantMap& animVars, const Anim
     _frame = ::accumulateTime(_startFrame, _endFrame, _timeScale, frame, dt, _loopFlag, _id, triggersOut);
 
     // poll network anim to see if it's finished loading yet.
-    if (_isRelative) {
+    if (!_relativeFlag) {
         if (_networkAnim && _networkAnim->isLoaded() && _skeleton) {
             // loading is complete, copy & retarget animation.
             _anim = copyAndRetargetFromNetworkAnim(_networkAnim, _skeleton);
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimClip::evaluate(const AnimVariantMap& animVars, const Anim
             _networkAnim.reset();
 
             // mirrorAnim will be re-built on demand, if needed.
+            // TODO: handle mirrored relative animations.
             _mirrorAnim.clear();
 
             _poses.resize(_skeleton->getNumJoints());
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.h
index 04a402356c..2ecaffb8b1 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimClip.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     friend class AnimTests;
 
     AnimClip(const QString& id, const QString& url, float startFrame, float endFrame, float timeScale, bool loopFlag, bool mirrorFlag,
-             bool isRelative, const QString& baseURL, float baseFrame);
+             bool relativeFlag, const QString& baseURL, float baseFrame);
     virtual ~AnimClip() override;
 
     virtual const AnimPoseVec& evaluate(const AnimVariantMap& animVars, const AnimContext& context, float dt, AnimVariantMap& triggersOut) override;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ protected:
     bool _loopFlag;
     bool _mirrorFlag;
     float _frame;
-    bool _isRelative;
+    bool _relativeFlag;
     QString _baseURL;
     float _baseFrame;
 
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
index 9f223e08d1..ebd8a6de5b 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimNodeLoader.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static AnimNode::Pointer loadClipNode(const QJsonObject& jsonObj, const QString&
     READ_FLOAT(timeScale, jsonObj, id, jsonUrl, nullptr);
     READ_BOOL(loopFlag, jsonObj, id, jsonUrl, nullptr);
     READ_OPTIONAL_BOOL(mirrorFlag, jsonObj, false);
-    READ_OPTIONAL_BOOL(isRelative, jsonObj, false);
+    READ_OPTIONAL_BOOL(relativeFlag, jsonObj, false);
     READ_OPTIONAL_STRING(baseURL, jsonObj);
     READ_OPTIONAL_FLOAT(baseFrame, jsonObj, 0.0f);
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static AnimNode::Pointer loadClipNode(const QJsonObject& jsonObj, const QString&
     auto tempUrl = QUrl(url);
     tempUrl = jsonUrl.resolved(tempUrl);
 
-    auto node = std::make_shared<AnimClip>(id, tempUrl.toString(), startFrame, endFrame, timeScale, loopFlag, mirrorFlag, isRelative, baseURL, baseFrame);
+    auto node = std::make_shared<AnimClip>(id, tempUrl.toString(), startFrame, endFrame, timeScale, loopFlag, mirrorFlag, relativeFlag, baseURL, baseFrame);
 
     if (!startFrameVar.isEmpty()) {
         node->setStartFrameVar(startFrameVar);