diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index afaec2305e..923b563af4 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -806,19 +806,18 @@ void Menu::editPreferences() {
     
     QUrl faceModelURL(faceURLEdit->text());
     
+    
     if (avatarUsernameEdit->text() != avatarUsername) {
         // there has been a username change - set the new UUID on the avatar instance
         applicationInstance->getAvatar()->setUsername(avatarUsernameEdit->text());
         
         if (faceModelURL.toString() == faceURLString) {
-            // if there was no change to the face model URL then ask the data-server for what it is
+            // if there was no change to the face model URL then clear it and ask the data-server for what it is
+            applicationInstance->getAvatar()->getHead().getBlendFace().setModelURL(QUrl());
             DataServerClient::getClientValueForKey(DataServerKey::FaceMeshURL);
         }
     }
     
-    QUrl avatarVoxelURL(avatarURL->text());
-    applicationInstance->getAvatar()->getVoxels()->setVoxelURL(avatarVoxelURL);
-    
     if (faceModelURL.toString() != faceURLString) {
         applicationInstance->getAvatar()->getHead().getBlendFace().setModelURL(faceModelURL);
         
@@ -827,6 +826,11 @@ void Menu::editPreferences() {
                                          faceModelURL.toString().toLocal8Bit().constData());
     }
     
+    QUrl avatarVoxelURL(avatarURL->text());
+    applicationInstance->getAvatar()->getVoxels()->setVoxelURL(avatarVoxelURL);
+    
+
+    
     Avatar::sendAvatarURLsMessage(avatarVoxelURL, faceModelURL);
     
     applicationInstance->getAvatar()->getHead().setPupilDilation(pupilDilation->value() / (float)pupilDilation->maximum());