diff --git a/interface/src/Head.cpp b/interface/src/Head.cpp
index b9fec9c48d..78ea7f950c 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Head.cpp
@@ -218,19 +218,19 @@ void Head::render(int faceToFace, float * myLocation)
     glm::vec3 cameraHead(myLocation[0], myLocation[1], myLocation[2]);
     float distanceToCamera = glm::distance(cameraHead, position);
     
+    //  Always render own hand, but don't render head unless showing face2face
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    glPushMatrix();
+    
+    glScalef(scale, scale, scale);
+    glTranslatef(leanSideways, 0.f, leanForward);
+    
+    glRotatef(Yaw, 0, 1, 0);
+    
+    hand->render();
     
     //  Don't render a head if it is really close to your location, because that is your own head!
     if ((distanceToCamera > 1.0) || faceToFace) {
-        glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
-        glPushMatrix();
-
-
-        glScalef(scale, scale, scale);
-        glTranslatef(leanSideways, 0.f, leanForward);
-
-        glRotatef(Yaw, 0, 1, 0);
-        
-        hand->render();
         
         glRotatef(Pitch, 1, 0, 0);
         glRotatef(Roll, 0, 0, 1);
@@ -335,9 +335,9 @@ void Head::render(int faceToFace, float * myLocation)
             glutSolidSphere(PupilSize, 15, 15);
         glPopMatrix();
         
-        glPopMatrix();
+
     }
-    
+    glPopMatrix();
  }
 
 //  Transmit data to agents requesting it 
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index c4846becc4..f7b3106b4b 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -578,14 +578,12 @@ void display(void)
         if (!display_head && stats_on) render_world_box();
     
         //  Render my own head
-    
-        if (display_head) {
-            glPushMatrix();
-            glLoadIdentity();
-            glTranslatef(0.f, 0.f, -7.f);
-            myHead.render(1, &location[0]);
-            glPopMatrix();
-        }    
+        glPushMatrix();
+        glLoadIdentity();
+        glTranslatef(0.f, 0.f, -7.f);
+        myHead.render(display_head, &location[0]);
+        glPopMatrix();
+            
         //glm::vec3 test(0.5, 0.5, 0.5); 
         //render_vector(&test);