diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 06146ad677..3b9f5f346e 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ void AvatarMixer::run() {
     _broadcastTimer->moveToThread(&_broadcastThread);
     
     // connect appropriate signals and slots
-    connect(broadcastTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData, Qt::DirectConnection);
-    connect(&_broadcastThread, SIGNAL(started()), broadcastTimer, SLOT(start()));
+    connect(_broadcastTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AvatarMixer::broadcastAvatarData, Qt::DirectConnection);
+    connect(&_broadcastThread, SIGNAL(started()), _broadcastTimer, SLOT(start()));
 
     // wait until we have the domain-server settings, otherwise we bail
     DomainHandler& domainHandler = nodeList->getDomainHandler();