diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 084b1f8c85..0df2f2d41c 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ void Avatar::renderBody(bool lookingInMirror, bool renderAvatarBalls) {
             //  Always render other people, and render myself when beyond threshold distance
             if (b == BODY_BALL_HEAD_BASE) { // the head is rendered as a special
                 if (alpha > 0.0f) {
-                    _head.render(alpha);
+                    _head.render(alpha, false);
                 }
             } else if (alpha > 0.0f) {
                 //  Render the body ball sphere
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void Avatar::renderBody(bool lookingInMirror, bool renderAvatarBalls) {
         float alpha = getBallRenderAlpha(BODY_BALL_HEAD_BASE, lookingInMirror);
         if (alpha > 0.0f) {
             _voxels.render(false);
-            _head.render(alpha);
+            _head.render(alpha, false);
         }
     }
     _hand.render(lookingInMirror);
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
index af6133460f..9c86f92e2b 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void Head::calculateGeometry() {
                            + up    * _scale * NOSE_UPTURN;  
 }
 
-void Head::render(float alpha) {
+void Head::render(float alpha, bool isMine) {
     _renderAlpha = alpha;
 
     if (!_face.render(alpha)) {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void Head::render(float alpha) {
         glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
         glEnable(GL_RESCALE_NORMAL);
 
-        if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::UsePerlinFace)) {
+        if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::UsePerlinFace) && isMine) {
             _perlinFace.render();
         } else  {
             renderMohawk();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Head.h b/interface/src/avatar/Head.h
index 496fdecef6..90d4507c7b 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Head.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Head.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     void init();
     void reset();
     void simulate(float deltaTime, bool isMine, float gyroCameraSensitivity);
-    void render(float alpha);
+    void render(float alpha, bool isMine);
     void renderMohawk();
 
     void setScale(float scale);
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 0dcfe32236..c9d0dd37bc 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void MyAvatar::renderBody(bool lookingInMirror, bool renderAvatarBalls) {
             // Always render other people, and render myself when beyond threshold distance
             if (b == BODY_BALL_HEAD_BASE) { // the head is rendered as a special
                 if (alpha > 0.0f) {
-                    _head.render(alpha);
+                    _head.render(alpha, true);
                 }
             } else if (alpha > 0.0f) {
                 // Render the body ball sphere
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void MyAvatar::renderBody(bool lookingInMirror, bool renderAvatarBalls) {
         float alpha = getBallRenderAlpha(BODY_BALL_HEAD_BASE, lookingInMirror);
         if (alpha > 0.0f) {
             _voxels.render(false);
-            _head.render(alpha);
+            _head.render(alpha, true);
         }
     }
     _hand.render(lookingInMirror);