diff --git a/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedNametag/resources/modules/defaultLocalEntityProps.js b/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedNametag/resources/modules/defaultLocalEntityProps.js
index 1947a47220..709c42f8b8 100644
--- a/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedNametag/resources/modules/defaultLocalEntityProps.js
+++ b/scripts/simplifiedUI/ui/simplifiedNametag/resources/modules/defaultLocalEntityProps.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ var localEntityProps = {
     backgroundAlpha: 0.6,
     billboardMode: "full",
     lifetime: 3,
-    canCastShadow: true
+    canCastShadow: true,
+    unlit: true
 };
 
-module.exports = localEntityProps;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = localEntityProps;