diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/OverlayTransformNode.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/OverlayTransformNode.cpp
index 64f5be932c..d0a6618e37 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/OverlayTransformNode.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/OverlayTransformNode.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Transform OverlayTransformNode::getTransform() {
     bool success;
     Transform jointWorldTransform = overlay->getTransform(_jointIndex, success);
     if (!success) {
-        jointWorldTransform = Transform();
+        return Transform();
     }
 
     jointWorldTransform.setScale(overlay->getBounds().getScale());
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/AvatarTransformNode.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/AvatarTransformNode.cpp
index 2f198e8917..fc5ba5bc1a 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/AvatarTransformNode.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/AvatarTransformNode.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Transform AvatarTransformNode::getTransform() {
     bool success;
     Transform jointWorldTransform = avatar->getTransform(_jointIndex, success);
     if (!success) {
-        jointWorldTransform = Transform();
+        return Transform();
     }
 
     jointWorldTransform.setScale(avatar->scaleForChildren());
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTransformNode.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTransformNode.cpp
index 42b60759db..5b0a690619 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTransformNode.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTransformNode.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Transform EntityTransformNode::getTransform() {
     bool success;
     Transform jointWorldTransform = entity->getTransform(_jointIndex, success);
     if (!success) {
-        jointWorldTransform = Transform();
+        return Transform();
     }
 
     jointWorldTransform.setScale(entity->getScaledDimensions());