diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
index c87f70d4d6..4dc1cced48 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ private:
     QStringList _originalTextures;
     bool _originalTexturesRead = false;
     QVector<QVector<glm::vec3>> _points;
-    bool _dimensionsInitialized = false;
+    bool _dimensionsInitialized = true;
     
     render::ItemID _myMetaItem;
 };
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index 15c6669876..2227644484 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ private:
     bool _glowLevelChanged;
     bool _localRenderAlphaChanged;
     bool _defaultSettings;
-    bool _dimensionsInitialized = false; // Only true if creating an entity localy with no dimensions properties
+    bool _dimensionsInitialized = true; // Only false if creating an entity localy with no dimensions properties
 
     // NOTE: The following are pseudo client only properties. They are only used in clients which can access
     // properties of model geometry. But these properties are not serialized like other properties.