diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
index 61164ee8d7..9bfc2b28e6 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixer.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void AvatarMixer::sendStatsPacket() {
         avatarsObject[uuidStringWithoutCurlyBraces(node->getUUID())] = avatarStats;
     });
 
-    statsObject["avatars"] = avatarsObject;
+    statsObject["z_avatars"] = avatarsObject;
     ThreadedAssignment::addPacketStatsAndSendStatsPacket(statsObject);
 
     _sumListeners = 0;