diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp
index 6080911dd9..9d5693da33 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MySkeletonModel.cpp
@@ -337,10 +337,7 @@ void MySkeletonModel::updateRig(float deltaTime, glm::mat4 parentTransform) {
     eyeParams.modelTranslation = getTranslation();
     eyeParams.leftEyeJointIndex = _rig.indexOfJoint("LeftEye");
     eyeParams.rightEyeJointIndex = _rig.indexOfJoint("RightEye");
-
-    if (_owningAvatar->getHasProceduralEyeFaceMovement()) {
-        _rig.updateFromEyeParameters(eyeParams);
-    }
+    _rig.updateFromEyeParameters(eyeParams);
 
     updateFingers();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index 211c54def8..153637f176 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ void Rig::updateEyeJoint(int index, const glm::vec3& modelTranslation, const glm
 
     // TODO: does not properly handle avatar scale.
 
-    if (isIndexValid(index)) {
+    if (isIndexValid(index) && !_internalPoseSet._overrideFlags[index]) {
         const glm::mat4 rigToWorld = createMatFromQuatAndPos(modelRotation, modelTranslation);
         const glm::mat4 worldToRig = glm::inverse(rigToWorld);
         const glm::vec3 lookAtVector = glm::normalize(transformPoint(worldToRig, lookAtSpot) - _internalPoseSet._absolutePoses[index].trans());