diff --git a/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.cpp b/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.cpp
index 47d69f4abe..05af5f1bf8 100644
--- a/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.cpp
+++ b/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ SharedObject::SharedObject() :
     _weakHash.insert(_id, this);
 }
 
+void SharedObject::setID(int id) {
+    _weakHash.remove(_id);
+    _weakHash.insert(_id = id, this);
+}
+
 void SharedObject::incrementReferenceCount() {
     _referenceCount.ref();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.h b/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.h
index 15cd5eb0a1..ba643b449c 100644
--- a/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.h
+++ b/libraries/metavoxels/src/SharedObject.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     /// Returns the unique local ID for this object.
     int getID() const { return _id; }
 
-    void setID(int id) { _weakHash.insert(_id = id, this); }
+    void setID(int id);
 
     /// Returns the local origin ID for this object.
     int getOriginID() const { return _originID; }