diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 576241ddc2..77f5487986 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4377,6 +4377,10 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
             PROFILE_RANGE_EX(simulation_physics, "HarvestChanges", 0xffffff00, (uint64_t)getActiveDisplayPlugin()->presentCount());
             PerformanceTimer perfTimer("harvestChanges");
             if (_physicsEngine->hasOutgoingChanges()) {
+                // grab the collision events BEFORE handleOutgoingChanges() because at this point
+                // we have a better idea of which objects we own or should own.
+                auto& collisionEvents = _physicsEngine->getCollisionEvents();
+
                 getEntities()->getTree()->withWriteLock([&] {
                     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("handleOutgoingChanges");
                     const VectorOfMotionStates& outgoingChanges = _physicsEngine->getOutgoingChanges();
@@ -4384,11 +4388,10 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
                     avatarManager->handleOutgoingChanges(outgoingChanges);
                 });
 
-                auto collisionEvents = _physicsEngine->getCollisionEvents();
-                avatarManager->handleCollisionEvents(collisionEvents);
-
                 if (!_aboutToQuit) {
+                    // handleCollisionEvents() AFTER handleOutgoinChanges()
                     PerformanceTimer perfTimer("entities");
+                    avatarManager->handleCollisionEvents(collisionEvents);
                     // Collision events (and their scripts) must not be handled when we're locked, above. (That would risk
                     // deadlock.)
                     _entitySimulation->handleCollisionEvents(collisionEvents);