diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index 86f5bd69a5..06dd498af3 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ void Avatar::relayJointDataToChildren() {
                             glm::quat jointRotation;
                             glm::vec3 jointTranslation;
                             if (avatarJointIndex < 0) {
-                                jointRotation = modelEntity->getAbsoluteJointRotationInObjectFrame(jointIndex);
-                                jointTranslation = modelEntity->getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(jointIndex);
+                                jointRotation = modelEntity->getLocalJointRotation(jointIndex);
+                                jointTranslation = modelEntity->getLocalJointTranslation(jointIndex);
                                 map.push_back(-1);
                             } else {
                                 int jointIndex = getJointIndex(jointName);
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ void Avatar::relayJointDataToChildren() {
                                 jointRotation = getJointRotation(avatarJointIndex);
                                 jointTranslation = getJointTranslation(avatarJointIndex);
                             } else {
-                                jointRotation = modelEntity->getAbsoluteJointRotationInObjectFrame(jointIndex);
-                                jointTranslation = modelEntity->getAbsoluteJointTranslationInObjectFrame(jointIndex);
+                                jointRotation = modelEntity->getLocalJointRotation(jointIndex);
+                                jointTranslation = modelEntity->getLocalJointTranslation(jointIndex);
                             }
                             modelEntity->setLocalJointRotation(jointIndex, jointRotation);
                             modelEntity->setLocalJointTranslation(jointIndex, jointTranslation);