diff --git a/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp b/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp
index 257c8454c5..f6ee8caa61 100644
--- a/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/SecondaryCamera.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ public:
             _cachedArgsPointer->_blitFramebuffer = args->_blitFramebuffer;
             _cachedArgsPointer->_viewport = args->_viewport;
             _cachedArgsPointer->_displayMode = args->_displayMode;
+            _cachedArgsPointer->_renderMode = args->_renderMode;
             args->_blitFramebuffer = destFramebuffer;
             args->_viewport = glm::ivec4(0, 0, destFramebuffer->getWidth(), destFramebuffer->getHeight());
             args->_displayMode = RenderArgs::MONO;
+            args->_renderMode = RenderArgs::RenderMode::SECONDARY_CAMERA_RENDER_MODE;
 
             gpu::doInBatch(args->_context, [&](gpu::Batch& batch) {
                 batch.disableContextStereo();
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ public:
         args->_viewport = cachedArgs->_viewport;
         args->popViewFrustum();
         args->_displayMode = cachedArgs->_displayMode;
+        args->_renderMode = cachedArgs->_renderMode;
 
         gpu::doInBatch(args->_context, [&](gpu::Batch& batch) {
             batch.restoreContextStereo();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 1adcfbd345..18bee773b0 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1881,15 +1881,14 @@ void MyAvatar::preDisplaySide(RenderArgs* renderArgs) {
 
 const float RENDER_HEAD_CUTOFF_DISTANCE = 0.3f;
 
-bool MyAvatar::cameraInsideHead() const {
-    const glm::vec3 cameraPosition = qApp->getCamera().getPosition();
+bool MyAvatar::cameraInsideHead(const glm::vec3& cameraPosition) const {
     return glm::length(cameraPosition - getHeadPosition()) < (RENDER_HEAD_CUTOFF_DISTANCE * getUniformScale());
 }
 
 bool MyAvatar::shouldRenderHead(const RenderArgs* renderArgs) const {
     bool defaultMode = renderArgs->_renderMode == RenderArgs::DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE;
     bool firstPerson = qApp->getCamera().getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_FIRST_PERSON;
-    bool insideHead = cameraInsideHead();
+    bool insideHead = cameraInsideHead(renderArgs->getViewFrustum().getPosition());
     return !defaultMode || !firstPerson || !insideHead;
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index f61f24fb11..752b89bef6 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ private:
                         float scale = 1.0f, bool isSoft = false,
                         bool allowDuplicates = false, bool useSaved = true) override;
 
-    bool cameraInsideHead() const;
+    bool cameraInsideHead(const glm::vec3& cameraPosition) const;
 
     void updateEyeContactTarget(float deltaTime);
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedMeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedMeshPartPayload.cpp
index f3ee846d39..07628904f1 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedMeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedMeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void CauterizedMeshPartPayload::updateTransformForCauterizedMesh(
 
 void CauterizedMeshPartPayload::bindTransform(gpu::Batch& batch, const render::ShapePipeline::LocationsPointer locations, RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode) const {
     // Still relying on the raw data from the model
-    bool useCauterizedMesh = (renderMode != RenderArgs::RenderMode::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE);
+    bool useCauterizedMesh = (renderMode != RenderArgs::RenderMode::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE && renderMode != RenderArgs::RenderMode::SECONDARY_CAMERA_RENDER_MODE);
     if (useCauterizedMesh) {
         ModelPointer model = _model.lock();
         if (model) {
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h b/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h
index d4d88c26a8..f869a93e1f 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 class RenderArgs {
 public:
-    enum RenderMode { DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE, SHADOW_RENDER_MODE, DIFFUSE_RENDER_MODE, NORMAL_RENDER_MODE, MIRROR_RENDER_MODE };
+    enum RenderMode { DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE, SHADOW_RENDER_MODE, DIFFUSE_RENDER_MODE, NORMAL_RENDER_MODE, MIRROR_RENDER_MODE, SECONDARY_CAMERA_RENDER_MODE };
     enum DisplayMode { MONO, STEREO_MONITOR, STEREO_HMD };
     enum DebugFlags {
         RENDER_DEBUG_NONE = 0,