diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
index 17dbe9850e..09d9ba574a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/ModelOverlay.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ void ModelOverlay::setProperties(const QVariantMap& properties) {
     }
 
     auto dimensions = properties["dimensions"];
+    if (!dimensions.isValid()) {
+        dimensions = properties["size"];
+    }
     if (dimensions.isValid()) {
         _scaleToFit = true;
         setDimensions(vec3FromVariant(dimensions));