diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
index e6e2fc3849..c65703b8e6 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -58,15 +58,13 @@ void AvatarMixerClientData::ignoreOther(SharedNodePointer self, SharedNodePointe
 }
 
 void AvatarMixerClientData::readViewFrustumPacket(const QByteArray& message) {
-    _currentViewFrustumIsValid = true;
     _currentViewFrustum.fromByteArray(message);
 }
 
 bool AvatarMixerClientData::otherAvatarInView(const AABox& otherAvatarBox) {
-    return !_currentViewFrustumIsValid || _currentViewFrustum.boxIntersectsKeyhole(otherAvatarBox);
+    return _currentViewFrustum.boxIntersectsKeyhole(otherAvatarBox);
 }
 
-
 void AvatarMixerClientData::loadJSONStats(QJsonObject& jsonObject) const {
     jsonObject["display_name"] = _avatar->getDisplayName();
     jsonObject["full_rate_distance"] = _fullRateDistance;
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.h b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.h
index b894932ba7..78a30d8206 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerClientData.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const QString INBOUND_AVATAR_DATA_STATS_KEY = "inbound_av_data_kbps";
 class AvatarMixerClientData : public NodeData {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AvatarMixerClientData(const QUuid& nodeID = QUuid()) : NodeData(nodeID) {}
+    AvatarMixerClientData(const QUuid& nodeID = QUuid()) : NodeData(nodeID) { _currentViewFrustum.invalidate(); }
     virtual ~AvatarMixerClientData() {}
     using HRCTime = p_high_resolution_clock::time_point;
 
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ private:
     SimpleMovingAverage _avgOtherAvatarDataRate;
     std::unordered_set<QUuid> _radiusIgnoredOthers;
     ViewFrustum _currentViewFrustum;
-    bool _currentViewFrustumIsValid { false };
 
     int _recentOtherAvatarsInView { 0 };
     int _recentOtherAvatarsOutOfView { 0 };