diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp
index ffb652f923..2f1ad445fd 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ void CauterizedModel::updateRenderItems() {
                 bool invalidatePayloadShapeKey = self->shouldInvalidatePayloadShapeKey(meshIndex);
                 bool useDualQuaternionSkinning = self->getUseDualQuaternionSkinning();
 
-                transaction.updateItem<CauterizedMeshPartPayload>(itemID, [modelTransform, meshState, useDualQuaternionSkinning, cauterizedMeshState, invalidatePayloadShapeKey,
-                        isWireframe, renderItemKeyGlobalFlags, enableCauterization](CauterizedMeshPartPayload& data) {
+                transaction.updateItem<ModelMeshPartPayload>(itemID, [modelTransform, meshState, useDualQuaternionSkinning, cauterizedMeshState, invalidatePayloadShapeKey,
+                isWireframe, renderItemKeyGlobalFlags, enableCauterization](ModelMeshPartPayload& mmppData) {
+                    CauterizedMeshPartPayload& data = dynamic_cast<CauterizedMeshPartPayload&>(mmppData);
                     if (useDualQuaternionSkinning) {
                         data.updateClusterBuffer(meshState.clusterDualQuaternions,
                                                  cauterizedMeshState.clusterDualQuaternions);