diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 1eac264ae4..5a58f18a97 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void MyAvatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
 void MyAvatar::updateFromTrackers(float deltaTime) {
     glm::vec3 estimatedPosition, estimatedRotation;
 
-    if (Application::getInstance()->getPrioVR()->isActive()) {
+    if (Application::getInstance()->getPrioVR()->hasHeadRotation()) {
         estimatedRotation = glm::degrees(safeEulerAngles(Application::getInstance()->getPrioVR()->getHeadRotation()));
         estimatedRotation.x *= -1.0f;
         estimatedRotation.z *= -1.0f;
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.cpp b/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.cpp
index 064e2be4b5..d8fda89e1a 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ PrioVR::~PrioVR() {
 #endif
 }
 
-glm::quat PrioVR::getHeadRotation() const {
-    const int HEAD_ROTATION_INDEX = 0;
+const int HEAD_ROTATION_INDEX = 0;
+
+bool PrioVR::hasHeadRotation() const {
+    return _humanIKJointIndices.size() > HEAD_ROTATION_INDEX && _humanIKJointIndices.at(HEAD_ROTATION_INDEX) != -1;
+}
+
+glm::quat PrioVR::getHeadRotation() const {    
     return _jointRotations.size() > HEAD_ROTATION_INDEX ? _jointRotations.at(HEAD_ROTATION_INDEX) : glm::quat();
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.h b/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.h
index 9cd7bda5d4..20f67df751 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.h
+++ b/interface/src/devices/PrioVR.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
 
     bool isActive() const { return !_jointRotations.isEmpty(); }
 
+    bool hasHeadRotation() const;
+
     glm::quat getHeadRotation() const;
     glm::quat getTorsoRotation() const;