diff --git a/examples/painting/whiteboard/whiteboardSpawner.js b/examples/painting/whiteboard/whiteboardSpawner.js
index 56ead143e4..f3005495ec 100644
--- a/examples/painting/whiteboard/whiteboardSpawner.js
+++ b/examples/painting/whiteboard/whiteboardSpawner.js
@@ -247,4 +247,4 @@ function cleanup() {
 
 
 // Uncomment this line to delete whiteboard and all associated entity on script close
-// Script.scriptEnding.connect(cleanup);
\ No newline at end of file
+//Script.scriptEnding.connect(cleanup);
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp
index 76cf4fac3d..036d37a95b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ EntityItemPointer RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::factory(const EntityItemID& enti
 RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::RenderablePolyLineEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityItemID, const EntityItemProperties& properties) :
 PolyLineEntityItem(entityItemID, properties) {
     _numVertices = 0;
+    _vertices = QVector<glm::vec3>(0.0f);
 
 }
 
@@ -114,13 +115,56 @@ void RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::updateGeometry() {
         _numVertices += 2;
     }
     _pointsChanged = false;
+    _normalsChanged = false;
+    _strokeWidthsChanged = false;
+}
+
+void RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::updateVertices() {
+    // Calculate the minimum vector size out of normals, points, and stroke widths
+    int minVectorSize = _normals.size();
+    if (_points.size() < minVectorSize) {
+        minVectorSize = _points.size();
+    }
+    if (_strokeWidths.size() < minVectorSize) {
+        minVectorSize = _strokeWidths.size();
+    }
+
+    _vertices.clear();
+    glm::vec3 v1, v2, tangent, binormal, point;
+
+    int finalIndex = minVectorSize - 1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < finalIndex; i++) {
+        float width = _strokeWidths.at(i);
+        point = _points.at(i);
+
+        tangent = _points.at(i);
+
+        tangent = _points.at(i + 1) - point; 
+        glm::vec3 normal = _normals.at(i);
+        binormal = glm::normalize(glm::cross(tangent, normal)) * width;
+
+        // Check to make sure binormal is not a NAN. If it is, don't add to vertices vector
+        if (binormal.x != binormal.x) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        v1 = point + binormal;
+        v2 = point - binormal;
+        _vertices << v1 << v2;
+    }
+
+    // For last point we can assume binormals are the same since it represents the last two vertices of quad
+    point = _points.at(finalIndex);
+    v1 = point + binormal;
+    v2 = point - binormal;
+    _vertices << v1 << v2;
+
 
 }
 
 
 void RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     QWriteLocker lock(&_quadReadWriteLock);
-    if (_points.size() < 2 || _normals.size () < 2 || _vertices.size() < 2) {
+    if (_points.size() < 2 || _normals.size () < 2 || _strokeWidths.size() < 2) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -139,7 +183,8 @@ void RenderablePolyLineEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     Q_ASSERT(getType() == EntityTypes::PolyLine);
 
     Q_ASSERT(args->_batch);
-    if (_pointsChanged) {
+    if (_pointsChanged || _strokeWidthsChanged || _normalsChanged) {
+        updateVertices();
         updateGeometry();
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.h
index 618f8c66a6..c49777cfa3 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyLineEntityItem.h
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ public:
     
 protected:
     void updateGeometry();
+    void updateVertices();
     gpu::BufferPointer _verticesBuffer;
     unsigned int _numVertices;
+    QVector<glm::vec3> _vertices;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.cpp
index 45c967f78d..012ec3ca4a 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ PolyLineEntityItem::PolyLineEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityItemID, const E
 EntityItem(entityItemID),
 _lineWidth(DEFAULT_LINE_WIDTH),
 _pointsChanged(true),
+_normalsChanged(true),
+_strokeWidthsChanged(true),
 _points(QVector<glm::vec3>(0.0f)),
-_vertices(QVector<glm::vec3>(0.0f)),
 _normals(QVector<glm::vec3>(0.0f)),
 _strokeWidths(QVector<float>(0.0f)),
 _textures("")
@@ -106,47 +107,13 @@ bool PolyLineEntityItem::appendPoint(const glm::vec3& point) {
 
 bool PolyLineEntityItem::setStrokeWidths(const QVector<float>& strokeWidths) {
     _strokeWidths = strokeWidths;
+    _strokeWidthsChanged = true;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool PolyLineEntityItem::setNormals(const QVector<glm::vec3>& normals) {
     _normals = normals;
-    if (_points.size() < 2 || _normals.size() < 2 || _strokeWidths.size() < 2) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    int minVectorSize = _normals.size();
-    if (_points.size() < minVectorSize) {
-        minVectorSize = _points.size();
-    }
-    if (_strokeWidths.size() < minVectorSize) {
-        minVectorSize = _strokeWidths.size();
-    }
-
-    _vertices.clear();
-    glm::vec3 v1, v2, tangent, binormal, point;
-
-    int finalIndex = minVectorSize -1;
-    for (int i = 0; i < finalIndex; i++) {
-        float width = _strokeWidths.at(i);
-        point = _points.at(i);
-
-        tangent = _points.at(i + 1) - point;
-        glm::vec3 normal = normals.at(i);
-        binormal = glm::normalize(glm::cross(tangent, normal)) * width;
-
-        //This checks to make sure binormal is not a NAN
-        assert(binormal.x == binormal.x);
-        v1 = point + binormal;
-        v2 = point - binormal;
-        _vertices << v1 << v2;
-    }
-    //for last point we can just assume binormals are same since it represents last two vertices of quad
-    point = _points.at(finalIndex);
-    v1 = point + binormal;
-    v2 = point - binormal;
-    _vertices << v1 << v2;
-
+    _normalsChanged = true;
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.h
index 9e9d3f9013..4da52f3f21 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/PolyLineEntityItem.h
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ class PolyLineEntityItem : public EntityItem {
     rgbColor _color;
     float _lineWidth;
     bool _pointsChanged;
+    bool _normalsChanged;
+    bool _strokeWidthsChanged;
     QVector<glm::vec3> _points;
-    QVector<glm::vec3> _vertices;
     QVector<glm::vec3> _normals;
     QVector<float> _strokeWidths;
     QString _textures;