diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
index 6241f6b20e..8f54e3b62e 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/handControllerGrab.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var WANT_DEBUG = false;
 var WANT_DEBUG_STATE = false;
 var WANT_DEBUG_SEARCH_NAME = null;
 
-var FORCE_IGNORE_IK = true;
+var FORCE_IGNORE_IK = false;
 var SHOW_GRAB_POINT_SPHERE = true;
 
 //
@@ -1382,10 +1382,11 @@ function MyController(hand) {
     this.chooseBestEquipHotspot = function(candidateEntities) {
         var DISTANCE = 0;
         var equippableHotspots = this.chooseNearEquipHotspots(candidateEntities, DISTANCE);
+        var _this = this;
         if (equippableHotspots.length > 0) {
             // sort by distance
             equippableHotspots.sort(function(a, b) {
-                var handControllerLocation = getControllerWorldLocation(this.handToController(), true);
+                var handControllerLocation = getControllerWorldLocation(_this.handToController(), true);
                 var aDistance = Vec3.distance(a.worldPosition, handControllerLocation.position);
                 var bDistance = Vec3.distance(b.worldPosition, handControllerLocation.position);
                 return aDistance - bDistance;
@@ -1896,7 +1897,7 @@ function MyController(hand) {
         if (FORCE_IGNORE_IK) {
             this.ignoreIK = true;
         } else {
-            this.ignoreIK = grabbableData.ignoreIK ? grabbableData.ignoreIK : false;
+            this.ignoreIK = (grabbableData.ignoreIK !== undefined) ? grabbableData.ignoreIK : true;
         }
 
         var handRotation;
diff --git a/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js b/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
index 67aa8bdb13..0bcae7f409 100644
--- a/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
+++ b/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ function loaded() {
 
                         elGrabbable.checked = properties.dynamic;
                         elWantsTrigger.checked = false;
-                        elIgnoreIK.checked = false;
+                        elIgnoreIK.checked = true;
                         var parsedUserData = {}
                         try {
                             parsedUserData = JSON.parse(properties.userData);
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ function loaded() {
             userDataChanger("grabbableKey", "wantsTrigger", elWantsTrigger, elUserData, false);
         });
         elIgnoreIK.addEventListener('change', function() {
-            userDataChanger("grabbableKey", "ignoreIK", elIgnoreIK, elUserData, false);
+            userDataChanger("grabbableKey", "ignoreIK", elIgnoreIK, elUserData, true);
         });
 
         elCollisionSoundURL.addEventListener('change', createEmitTextPropertyUpdateFunction('collisionSoundURL'));
@@ -1596,4 +1596,4 @@ function loaded() {
     document.addEventListener("contextmenu", function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
     }, false);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}