diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
index 8d2e5ea45b..6d8140a95d 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ QUuid SpatiallyNestable::getEditSenderID() {
 
 void SpatiallyNestable::bumpAncestorChainRenderableVersion(int depth) const {
     if (depth > MAX_PARENTING_CHAIN_SIZE) {
-        breakParentingLoop();
+        // can't break the parent chain here, because it will call setParentID, which calls this
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1432,4 +1432,4 @@ void SpatiallyNestable::bumpAncestorChainRenderableVersion(int depth) const {
     if (success && parent) {
         parent->bumpAncestorChainRenderableVersion(depth + 1);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}