diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp
index 15ff09d13d..5ac808d3fb 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/SkeletonModel.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ SkeletonModel::SkeletonModel(Avatar* owningAvatar, QObject* parent) :
 {
     // SkeletonModels, and by extention Avatars, use Dual Quaternion skinning.
     _useDualQuaternionSkinning = true;
-    _forceOffset = true;
 
     // Avatars all cast shadow
     setCanCastShadow(true);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 1c9fdc50d6..95857a603d 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void Model::setOffset(const glm::vec3& offset) {
     // if someone manually sets our offset, then we are no longer snapped to center
     _snapModelToRegistrationPoint = false;
     _snappedToRegistrationPoint = false;
+    _forceOffset = true;
 }
 
 void Model::calculateTextureInfo() {