diff --git a/domain/src/main.cpp b/domain/src/main.cpp
index 5044854ca2..0914b4db68 100644
--- a/domain/src/main.cpp
+++ b/domain/src/main.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ int listForBroadcast(unsigned char *listBuffer, sockaddr *agentPublicAddress, so
     unsigned char *startPointer = currentBufferPos;
     
     for(std::vector<Agent>::iterator agent = agentList.agents.begin(); agent != agentList.agents.end(); agent++) {
-        *currentBufferPos++ = agent->type;
         
         if (DEBUG_TO_SELF || !agent->matches(agentPublicAddress, agentLocalAddress, agentType)) {
             *currentBufferPos++ = agent->type;
diff --git a/interface/src/Head.cpp b/interface/src/Head.cpp
index 671bb57303..b789fa63d2 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Head.cpp
@@ -339,13 +339,13 @@ int Head::getBroadcastData(char* data)
     sprintf(data, "H%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f", getRenderPitch() + Pitch, -getRenderYaw() + 180 -Yaw, Roll,
             position.x + leanSideways, position.y, position.z + leanForward,
             loudness, averageLoudness);
-    //printf("x: %3.1f\n", position.x);
     return strlen(data);
 }
 
 void Head::parseData(void *data, int size) {
     // parse head data for this agent
-    sscanf((char *)data, "%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f",
+    std::cout << "HD: " << (char *)data << "\n";
+    sscanf((char *)data, "H%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f,%f",
            &Pitch, &Yaw, &Roll,
            &position.x, &position.y, &position.z,
            &loudness, &averageLoudness);
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index b46f5ee21a..526fbd836e 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ void update_pos(float frametime)
     const int MAX_BROADCAST_STRING = 200;
     char broadcast_string[MAX_BROADCAST_STRING];
     int broadcast_bytes = myHead.getBroadcastData(broadcast_string);
+    std::cout << "BS: " << broadcast_string << "\n";
     agentList.broadcastToAgents(broadcast_string, broadcast_bytes);
 }
 
@@ -867,7 +868,10 @@ void mouseoverFunc( int x, int y)
 }
 
 void attachNewHeadToAgent(Agent *newAgent) {
-    newAgent->linkedData = new Head();
+    if (newAgent->linkedData == NULL) {
+        newAgent->linkedData = new Head();
+        std::cout << "LD: " << newAgent->linkedData << "\n";
+    }
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
@@ -923,7 +927,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     printf("\n");
 
     // the callback for our instance of AgentList is attachNewHeadToAgent
-    agentList.newAgentCallback = &attachNewHeadToAgent;
+    agentList.linkedDataCreateCallback = &attachNewHeadToAgent;
     
     // create thread for receipt of data via UDP
     pthread_t networkReceiveThread;
diff --git a/shared/src/Agent.cpp b/shared/src/Agent.cpp
index 9fa1d0d178..f342250ec0 100644
--- a/shared/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/shared/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ Agent::Agent(const Agent &otherAgent) {
     
     type = otherAgent.type;
     
-    
-    linkedData = (AgentData *) malloc(sizeof(otherAgent.linkedData));
-    // copy over linkedData
-    memcpy((void*)linkedData, (void *)otherAgent.linkedData, sizeof(otherAgent.linkedData));
+    // linked data is transient, gets re-assigned on next packet receive
+    linkedData = NULL;
 }
 
 Agent& Agent::operator=(Agent otherAgent) {
diff --git a/shared/src/AgentList.cpp b/shared/src/AgentList.cpp
index 3c30f2a596..698bdec70a 100644
--- a/shared/src/AgentList.cpp
+++ b/shared/src/AgentList.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 AgentList::AgentList() : agentSocket(AGENT_SOCKET_LISTEN_PORT) {
-    
+    linkedDataCreateCallback = NULL;
 }
 
 AgentList::AgentList(int socketListenPort) : agentSocket(socketListenPort) {
@@ -55,11 +55,15 @@ void AgentList::updateAgentWithData(sockaddr *senderAddress, void *packetData, s
     int agentIndex = indexOfMatchingAgent(senderAddress);
     
     if (agentIndex != -1) {
-        Agent matchingAgent = agents[agentIndex];
+        Agent *matchingAgent = &agents[agentIndex];
         
-        if (matchingAgent.linkedData != NULL) {
-            matchingAgent.linkedData->parseData(packetData, dataBytes);
+        if (matchingAgent->linkedData == NULL) {
+            if (linkedDataCreateCallback != NULL) {
+                linkedDataCreateCallback(matchingAgent);
+            }
         }
+        
+        matchingAgent->linkedData->parseData(packetData, dataBytes);
     }
 
 }
@@ -121,7 +125,6 @@ bool AgentList::addOrUpdateAgent(sockaddr *publicSocket, sockaddr *localSocket,
         
         std::cout << "Added agent - " << &newAgent << "\n";
         
-        newAgentCallback(&newAgent);
         agents.push_back(newAgent);       
         
         return true;
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ void AgentList::broadcastToAgents(char *broadcastData, size_t dataBytes) {
     for(std::vector<Agent>::iterator agent = agents.begin(); agent != agents.end(); agent++) {
         if (agent->activeSocket != NULL) {
             // we know which socket is good for this agent, send there
-            agentSocket.send((sockaddr *)agent->activeSocket, broadcastData, sizeof(&broadcastData));
+            agentSocket.send((sockaddr *)agent->activeSocket, broadcastData, dataBytes);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/AgentList.h b/shared/src/AgentList.h
index e1964eb6f5..c4b646e9fe 100644
--- a/shared/src/AgentList.h
+++ b/shared/src/AgentList.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AgentList {
         AgentList();
         AgentList(int socketListenPort);
         std::vector<Agent> agents;
-        void(*newAgentCallback)(Agent *);
+        void(*linkedDataCreateCallback)(Agent *);
     
         UDPSocket* getAgentSocket();