diff --git a/interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp b/interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp
index 5fbc3101c4..8b55c4ccd9 100644
--- a/interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/octree/OctreePacketProcessor.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ void OctreePacketProcessor::processPacket(QSharedPointer<NLPacket> packet, Share
     }
 
     app->trackIncomingOctreePacket(*packet, sendingNode, wasStatsPacket);
+    
+    // seek back to beginning of packet after tracking
+    packet->seek(0);
 
     switch(packetType) {
         case PacketType::EntityErase: {
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp
index 44130edf25..ce9bd1e3fd 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void OctreeRenderer::processDatagram(NLPacket& packet, SharedNodePointer sourceN
         PerformanceWarning warn(showTimingDetails, "OctreeRenderer::processDatagram expected PacketType", showTimingDetails);
         // if we are getting inbound packets, then our tree is also viewing, and we should remember that fact.
         _tree->setIsViewing(true);
-
+        
         OCTREE_PACKET_FLAGS flags;
         packet.readPrimitive(&flags);