diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/Orientation.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/Orientation.cpp
index cd19b2aac0..8eeb3dd0ff 100755
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/Orientation.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/Orientation.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 static bool testingForNormalizationAndOrthogonality = true;
 
 Orientation::Orientation() {
-	right	= glm::vec3(  1.0,  0.0,  0.0 );
-	up		= glm::vec3(  0.0,  1.0,  0.0 );
-	front	= glm::vec3(  0.0,  0.0,  1.0 );	
+    setToIdentity();
 }