diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index bcdf75648e..c59c24de71 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4140,6 +4140,7 @@ bool Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
     msgBox.exec();
 
     if (msgBox.clickedButton() == bodyAndHeadButton) {
+        _myAvatar->useFullAvatarURL(url, modelName);
         emit fullAvatarURLChanged(url, modelName);
     } else {
         qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Declined to use the avatar: " << url;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index a6340d3955..4dfa6af96f 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void PreferencesDialog::fullAvatarURLChanged(const QString& newValue, const QStr
     ui.appearanceDescription->setText(newValue);
     const QString APPEARANCE_LABEL_TEXT("Appearance: ");
     ui.appearanceLabel->setText(APPEARANCE_LABEL_TEXT + modelName);
-    DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getMyAvatar()->useFullAvatarURL(newValue, modelName);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::accept() {
@@ -78,7 +77,9 @@ void PreferencesDialog::accept() {
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::restoreLastGoodAvatar() {
-    fullAvatarURLChanged(_lastGoodAvatarURL.toString(), _lastGoodAvatarName);
+    const QString& url = _lastGoodAvatarURL.toString();
+    fullAvatarURLChanged(url, _lastGoodAvatarName);
+    DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getMyAvatar()->useFullAvatarURL(url, _lastGoodAvatarName);
 }
 
 void PreferencesDialog::reject() {