diff --git a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
index 5864cadc15..96b2336af8 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ void Agent::setIsAvatar(bool isAvatar) {
 void Agent::sendAvatarIdentityPacket() {
     if (_isAvatar) {
         auto scriptedAvatar = DependencyManager::get<ScriptableAvatar>();
+        scriptedAvatar->markIdentityDataChanged();
         scriptedAvatar->sendIdentityPacket();
     }
 }