diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 643d152d27..2a779d019a 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ bool EntityMotionState::shouldSendUpdate(uint32_t simulationFrame) {
     const QUuid& myNodeID = nodeList->getSessionUUID();
     const QUuid& simulatorID = _entity->getSimulatorID();
 
-    if (!simulatorID.isNull() && simulatorID != myNodeID) {
+    // if (!simulatorID.isNull() && simulatorID != myNodeID) {
+    if (simulatorID != myNodeID) {
         // some other Node owns the simulating of this, so don't broadcast the results of local simulation.
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
index e4e9c547df..43a42e0bd4 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/PhysicsEngine.cpp
@@ -407,14 +407,24 @@ void PhysicsEngine::computeCollisionEvents() {
                     if (entityA->getSimulatorID() == myNodeID || 
                         entityA->getShouldClaimSimulationOwnership() ||
                         objectA == characterCollisionObject) {
+
+                        qDebug() << "collision claiming ownership"
+                                 << (entityA->getSimulatorID() == myNodeID)
+                                 << (entityA->getShouldClaimSimulationOwnership())
+                                 << (objectA == characterCollisionObject);
+
                         entityB->setShouldClaimSimulationOwnership(true);
-                        qDebug() << "collision claiming ownership";
                     }
                     if (entityB->getSimulatorID() == myNodeID ||
                         entityB->getShouldClaimSimulationOwnership() ||
                         objectB == characterCollisionObject) {
+
+                        qDebug() << "collision claiming ownership"
+                                 << (entityB->getSimulatorID() == myNodeID)
+                                 << (entityB->getShouldClaimSimulationOwnership())
+                                 << (objectB == characterCollisionObject);
+
                         entityA->setShouldClaimSimulationOwnership(true);
-                        qDebug() << "collision claiming ownership";
                     }
                 }
             }