diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
index b9803c17cd..b041f5bc2d 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/FaceModel.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void FaceModel::maybeUpdateNeckRotation(const JointState& parentState, const FBX
     glm::mat3 axes = glm::mat3_cast(_rotation);
     glm::mat3 inverse = glm::mat3(glm::inverse(parentState.transform * glm::translate(state.translation) *
         joint.preTransform * glm::mat4_cast(joint.preRotation)));
-    state.rotation = glm::angleAxis(-_owningHead->getRoll(), glm::normalize(inverse * axes[2])) *
+    state.rotation = glm::angleAxis(-_owningHead->getTweakedRoll(), glm::normalize(inverse * axes[2])) *
         glm::angleAxis(_owningHead->getTweakedYaw(), glm::normalize(inverse * axes[1])) *
         glm::angleAxis(-_owningHead->getTweakedPitch(), glm::normalize(inverse * axes[0])) * joint.rotation;
 }