diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.h b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.h
index fdf8ab1fd2..0b7fea8ec4 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual void simulate(float deltaTime, bool fullUpdate = true);
     
-protected:
-
     virtual void maybeUpdateNeckRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state);
     virtual void maybeUpdateEyeRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state);
     
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp
index f8ebba676f..e4c796d3ce 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ void SkeletonModel::maybeUpdateLeanRotation(const JointState& parentState, const
         glm::normalize(inverse * axes[0])) * joint.rotation;
 }
 
+void SkeletonModel::maybeUpdateNeckRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state) {
+    _owningAvatar->getHead()->getFaceModel().maybeUpdateNeckRotation(parentState, joint, state);
+}
+
+void SkeletonModel::maybeUpdateEyeRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state) {
+    _owningAvatar->getHead()->getFaceModel().maybeUpdateEyeRotation(parentState, joint, state);
+}
+
 void SkeletonModel::renderJointConstraints(int jointIndex) {
     if (jointIndex == -1) {
         return;
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.h b/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.h
index 0a87fcf89d..ee6b3b9de3 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/SkeletonModel.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ protected:
     virtual void updateJointState(int index);   
     
     virtual void maybeUpdateLeanRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state);
+    virtual void maybeUpdateNeckRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state);
+    virtual void maybeUpdateEyeRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBXJoint& joint, JointState& state);
     
 private: