diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index cb819c6b20..57d085a02c 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ int AvatarData::parseDataFromBuffer(const QByteArray& buffer) {
         const int coefficientsSize = sizeof(float) * numCoefficients;
         PACKET_READ_CHECK(FaceTrackerCoefficients, coefficientsSize);
         _headData->_blendshapeCoefficients.resize(numCoefficients);  // make sure there's room for the copy!
-        _headData->_baseBlendshapeCoefficients.resize(numCoefficients);
+        _headData->_transientBlendshapeCoefficients.resize(numCoefficients);
         memcpy(_headData->_blendshapeCoefficients.data(), sourceBuffer, coefficientsSize);
         sourceBuffer += coefficientsSize;
         int numBytesRead = sourceBuffer - startSection;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.cpp
index b55be7c156..d88b98b77e 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ HeadData::HeadData(AvatarData* owningAvatar) :
     _rightEyeBlink(0.0f),
     _averageLoudness(0.0f),
     _browAudioLift(0.0f),
-    _baseBlendshapeCoefficients(QVector<float>(0, 0.0f)),
-    _currBlendShapeCoefficients(QVector<float>(0, 0.0f)),
+    _blendshapeCoefficients(QVector<float>(0, 0.0f)),
+    _transientBlendshapeCoefficients(QVector<float>(0, 0.0f)),
+    _currentBlendshapeCoefficients(QVector<float>(0, 0.0f)),
     _owningAvatar(owningAvatar)
 {
 
@@ -85,22 +86,22 @@ static const QMap<QString, int>& getBlendshapesLookupMap() {
 }
 
 const QVector<float>& HeadData::getSummedBlendshapeCoefficients() {
-    int maxSize = std::max(_baseBlendshapeCoefficients.size(), _blendshapeCoefficients.size());
-    if (_currBlendShapeCoefficients.size() != maxSize) {
-        _currBlendShapeCoefficients.resize(maxSize);
+    int maxSize = std::max(_blendshapeCoefficients.size(), _transientBlendshapeCoefficients.size());
+    if (_currentBlendshapeCoefficients.size() != maxSize) {
+        _currentBlendshapeCoefficients.resize(maxSize);
     }
 
     for (int i = 0; i < maxSize; i++) {
-        if (i >= _baseBlendshapeCoefficients.size()) {
-            _currBlendShapeCoefficients[i] = _blendshapeCoefficients[i];
-        } else if (i >= _blendshapeCoefficients.size()) {
-            _currBlendShapeCoefficients[i] = _baseBlendshapeCoefficients[i];
+        if (i >= _blendshapeCoefficients.size()) {
+            _currentBlendshapeCoefficients[i] = _transientBlendshapeCoefficients[i];
+        } else if (i >= _transientBlendshapeCoefficients.size()) {
+            _currentBlendshapeCoefficients[i] = _blendshapeCoefficients[i];
         } else {
-            _currBlendShapeCoefficients[i] = _baseBlendshapeCoefficients[i] + _blendshapeCoefficients[i];
+            _currentBlendshapeCoefficients[i] = _blendshapeCoefficients[i] + _transientBlendshapeCoefficients[i];
         }
     }
 
-    return _currBlendShapeCoefficients;
+    return _currentBlendshapeCoefficients;
 }
 
 void HeadData::setBlendshape(QString name, float val) {
@@ -112,10 +113,10 @@ void HeadData::setBlendshape(QString name, float val) {
         if (_blendshapeCoefficients.size() <= it.value()) {
             _blendshapeCoefficients.resize(it.value() + 1);
         }
-        if (_baseBlendshapeCoefficients.size() <= it.value()) {
-            _baseBlendshapeCoefficients.resize(it.value() + 1);
+        if (_transientBlendshapeCoefficients.size() <= it.value()) {
+            _transientBlendshapeCoefficients.resize(it.value() + 1);
         }
-        _baseBlendshapeCoefficients[it.value()] = val;
+        _blendshapeCoefficients[it.value()] = val;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
index dbed0a6a65..758128f6ca 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ protected:
     float _browAudioLift;
 
     QVector<float> _blendshapeCoefficients;
-    QVector<float> _baseBlendshapeCoefficients;
-    QVector<float> _currBlendShapeCoefficients;
+    QVector<float> _transientBlendshapeCoefficients;
+    QVector<float> _currentBlendshapeCoefficients;
     AvatarData* _owningAvatar;
 
 private: