diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 4dc218ecdc..189234894d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2825,6 +2825,8 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
         }
     }
 
+    _controllerScriptingInterface->updateInputControllers();
+
     // Transfer the user inputs to the driveKeys
     // FIXME can we drop drive keys and just have the avatar read the action states directly?
     myAvatar->clearDriveKeys();
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.cpp
index 719bfe7f1f..11053154b6 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ controller::InputController* ControllerScriptingInterface::createInputController
     auto icIt = _inputControllers.find(0);
     if (icIt != _inputControllers.end()) {
         return (*icIt).second.get();
-    } 
-
+    }
 
     // Look for device
     DeviceTracker::ID deviceID = DeviceTracker::getDeviceID(deviceName.toStdString());
@@ -122,6 +121,12 @@ void ControllerScriptingInterface::releaseInputController(controller::InputContr
     _inputControllers.erase(input->getKey());
 }
 
+void ControllerScriptingInterface::updateInputControllers() {
+    for (auto it = _inputControllers.begin(); it != _inputControllers.end(); it++) {
+        (*it).second->update();
+    }
+}
+
 InputController::InputController(int deviceTrackerId, int subTrackerId, QObject* parent) :
     _deviceTrackerId(deviceTrackerId),
     _subTrackerId(subTrackerId),
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h
index 22d8f8be1f..8bd698cfb2 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ControllerScriptingInterface.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ public:
     bool isKeyCaptured(const KeyEvent& event) const;
     bool isJoystickCaptured(int joystickIndex) const;
 
+    void updateInputControllers();
+
 public slots:
 
     virtual void captureKeyEvents(const KeyEvent& event);