diff --git a/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp b/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp
index d9ac522dc8..2ebe769bec 100644
--- a/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/AvatarBookmarks.cpp
@@ -212,22 +212,36 @@ void AvatarBookmarks::loadBookmark(const QString& bookmarkName) {
             auto myAvatar = DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>()->getMyAvatar();
             auto treeRenderer = DependencyManager::get<EntityTreeRenderer>();
             EntityTreePointer entityTree = treeRenderer ? treeRenderer->getTree() : nullptr;
-            myAvatar->clearWornAvatarEntities();
+
+            // Once the skeleton URL has been loaded, add the Avatar Entities.
+            // We have to wait, because otherwise the avatar entities will try to get attached to the joints
+            // of the *current* avatar at first. But the current avatar might have a different joints scheme
+            // from the new avatar, and that would cause the entities to be attached to the wrong joints.
+
+            std::shared_ptr<QMetaObject::Connection> connection1 = std::make_shared<QMetaObject::Connection>();
+            *connection1 = connect(myAvatar.get(), &MyAvatar::onLoadComplete, [this, bookmark, bookmarkName, myAvatar, connection1]() {
+                qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Finish loading avatar bookmark" << bookmarkName;
+                QObject::disconnect(*connection1);
+                myAvatar->clearWornAvatarEntities();
+                const float& qScale = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_SCALE, 1.0f).toFloat();
+                myAvatar->setAvatarScale(qScale);
+                QList<QVariant> attachments = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS, QList<QVariant>()).toList();
+                myAvatar->setAttachmentsVariant(attachments);
+                QVariantList avatarEntities = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_ENTITIES, QVariantList()).toList();
+                addAvatarEntities(avatarEntities);
+                emit bookmarkLoaded(bookmarkName);
+            });
+
+            std::shared_ptr<QMetaObject::Connection> connection2 = std::make_shared<QMetaObject::Connection>();
+            *connection2 = connect(myAvatar.get(), &MyAvatar::onLoadFailed, [this, bookmarkName, connection2]() {
+                qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Failed to load avatar bookmark" << bookmarkName;
+                QObject::disconnect(*connection2);
+            });
+
+            qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Start loading avatar bookmark" << bookmarkName;
+
             const QString& avatarUrl = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_URL, "").toString();
             myAvatar->useFullAvatarURL(avatarUrl);
-            qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Avatar On";
-            const QList<QVariant>& attachments = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_ATTACHMENTS, QList<QVariant>()).toList();
-
-            qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Attach " << attachments;
-            myAvatar->setAttachmentsVariant(attachments);
-
-            const float& qScale = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_SCALE, 1.0f).toFloat();
-            myAvatar->setAvatarScale(qScale);
-
-            const QVariantList& avatarEntities = bookmark.value(ENTRY_AVATAR_ENTITIES, QVariantList()).toList();
-            addAvatarEntities(avatarEntities);
-
-            emit bookmarkLoaded(bookmarkName);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 0fe8a4e218..50e6fa4207 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ MyAvatar::MyAvatar(QThread* thread) :
         }
     });
 
-    connect(&(_skeletonModel->getRig()), SIGNAL(onLoadComplete()), this, SIGNAL(onLoadComplete()));
+    connect(&(_skeletonModel->getRig()), &Rig::onLoadComplete, this, &MyAvatar::onLoadComplete);
+    connect(&(_skeletonModel->getRig()), &Rig::onLoadFailed, this, &MyAvatar::onLoadFailed);
 
     _characterController.setDensity(_density);
 }
@@ -2635,6 +2636,8 @@ void MyAvatar::useFullAvatarURL(const QUrl& fullAvatarURL, const QString& modelN
     if (urlString.isEmpty() || (fullAvatarURL != getSkeletonModelURL())) {
         setSkeletonModelURL(fullAvatarURL);
         UserActivityLogger::getInstance().changedModel("skeleton", urlString);
+    } else {
+        emit onLoadComplete();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 09b1994277..950c7750e6 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -2463,10 +2463,17 @@ signals:
     /**jsdoc
      * Triggered when the avatar's model finishes loading.
      * @function MyAvatar.onLoadComplete
-     * @returns {Signal} 
+     * @returns {Signal}
      */
     void onLoadComplete();
 
+    /**jsdoc
+     * Triggered when the avatar's model has failed to load.
+     * @function MyAvatar.onLoadFailed
+     * @returns {Signal}
+     */
+    void onLoadFailed();
+
     /**jsdoc
      * Triggered when your avatar changes from being active to being away.
      * @function MyAvatar.wentAway
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index fac4e04ce9..fc1885ea2b 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -2353,6 +2353,7 @@ void Rig::initAnimGraph(const QUrl& url) {
             // abort load if the previous skeleton was deleted.
             auto sharedSkeletonPtr = weakSkeletonPtr.lock();
             if (!sharedSkeletonPtr) {
+                emit onLoadFailed();
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -2386,8 +2387,9 @@ void Rig::initAnimGraph(const QUrl& url) {
             }
             emit onLoadComplete();
         });
-        connect(_animLoader.get(), &AnimNodeLoader::error, [url](int error, QString str) {
+        connect(_animLoader.get(), &AnimNodeLoader::error, [this, url](int error, QString str) {
             qCritical(animation) << "Error loading: code = " << error << "str =" << str;
+            emit onLoadFailed();
         });
 
         connect(_networkLoader.get(), &AnimNodeLoader::success, [this, weakSkeletonPtr, networkUrl](AnimNode::Pointer nodeIn) {
@@ -2415,6 +2417,8 @@ void Rig::initAnimGraph(const QUrl& url) {
         connect(_networkLoader.get(), &AnimNodeLoader::error, [networkUrl](int error, QString str) {
             qCritical(animation) << "Error loading: code = " << error << "str =" << str;
         });
+    } else {
+        emit onLoadComplete();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
index 8570ae4441..b2b9ecd5b4 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void onLoadComplete();
+    void onLoadFailed();
 
 protected:
     bool isIndexValid(int index) const { return _animSkeleton && index >= 0 && index < _animSkeleton->getNumJoints(); }