diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
index 66f4f577b7..bba658c75c 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void ModelMeshPartPayload::updateTransformForSkinnedMesh(const Transform& transf
 
         _worldBound.transform(transform);
         if (clusterMatrices.size() == 1) {
-            _transform.worldTransform(Transform(clusterMatrices[0]));
+            _transform = _transform.worldTransform(Transform(clusterMatrices[0]));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void ModelMeshPartPayload::render(RenderArgs* args) const {
     // Bind the model transform and the skinCLusterMatrices if needed
     bool canCauterize = args->_renderMode != RenderArgs::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE;
     // TODO: maybe get rid of this call?
-    _model->updateClusterMatrices(_transform.getTranslation(), _transform.getRotation());
+   // _model->updateClusterMatrices(_transform.getTranslation(), _transform.getRotation());
     bindTransform(batch, locations, canCauterize);
 
     //Bind the index buffer and vertex buffer and Blend shapes if needed
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index bc74a073ab..b7e0492413 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -1174,8 +1174,8 @@ void Model::updateClusterMatrices(glm::vec3 modelPosition, glm::quat modelOrient
             const FBXCluster& cluster = mesh.clusters.at(j);
             auto jointMatrix = _rig->getJointTransform(cluster.jointIndex);
 #if GLM_ARCH & GLM_ARCH_SSE2
-            glm::mat4 temp, out, inverseBindMatrix = cluster.inverseBindMatrix;
-            glm_mat4_mul((glm_vec4*)&temp, (glm_vec4*)&inverseBindMatrix, (glm_vec4*)&out);
+            glm::mat4 out, inverseBindMatrix = cluster.inverseBindMatrix;
+            glm_mat4_mul((glm_vec4*)&jointMatrix, (glm_vec4*)&inverseBindMatrix, (glm_vec4*)&out);
             state.clusterMatrices[j] = out;
 #else
             state.clusterMatrices[j] = jointMatrix * cluster.inverseBindMatrix;