diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
index ce34306df4..59aebc23d8 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.cpp
@@ -136,15 +136,14 @@ bool AvatarActionHold::updateArguments(QVariantMap arguments) {
             _angularTimeScale = _linearTimeScale;
             _hand = hand;
             _holderID = holderID;
-
             _active = true;
-            activateBody();
 
             auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
             if (ownerEntity) {
                 ownerEntity->setActionDataDirty(true);
             }
         });
+        activateBody();
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionOffset.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionOffset.cpp
index ad5f49b3fb..4930d44f3c 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionOffset.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionOffset.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,13 @@ bool ObjectActionOffset::updateArguments(QVariantMap arguments) {
             _linearDistance = linearDistance;
             _positionalTargetSet = true;
             _active = true;
-            activateBody();
+
+            auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
+            if (ownerEntity) {
+                ownerEntity->setActionDataDirty(true);
+            }
         });
+        activateBody();
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionSpring.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionSpring.cpp
index 6c7507a9db..242849db6f 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionSpring.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/ObjectActionSpring.cpp
@@ -159,14 +159,13 @@ bool ObjectActionSpring::updateArguments(QVariantMap arguments) {
             _rotationalTarget = rotationalTarget;
             _angularTimeScale = glm::max(MIN_TIMESCALE, glm::abs(angularTimeScale));
             _active = true;
-            activateBody();
 
             auto ownerEntity = _ownerEntity.lock();
             if (ownerEntity) {
                 ownerEntity->setActionDataDirty(true);
             }
-
         });
+        activateBody();
     }
 
     return true;