diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 06ba3e442e..9842144bff 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2786,10 +2786,6 @@ void Application::displaySide(Camera& whichCamera, bool selfAvatarOnly) {
     {
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("avatars");
 
-        if (OculusManager::isConnected()) {
-            OculusManager::renderLaserPointer();
-        }
-
         _avatarManager.renderAvatars(mirrorMode ? Avatar::MIRROR_RENDER_MODE : Avatar::NORMAL_RENDER_MODE, selfAvatarOnly);
     }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.cpp b/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.cpp
index b3c478e5e9..574aa3c6f6 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.cpp
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ void OculusManager::display(const glm::quat &bodyOrientation, const glm::vec3 &p
     // We only need to render the overlays to a texture once, then we just render the texture on the hemisphere
     // PrioVR will only work if renderOverlay is called, calibration is connected to Application::renderingOverlay() 
     applicationOverlay.renderOverlay(true);
-    const bool displayOverlays = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::UserInterface);
-
+   
     //Bind our framebuffer object. If we are rendering the glow effect, we let the glow effect shader take care of it
     if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::EnableGlowEffect)) {
         Application::getInstance()->getGlowEffect()->prepare();
@@ -325,9 +324,7 @@ void OculusManager::display(const glm::quat &bodyOrientation, const glm::vec3 &p
 
         Application::getInstance()->displaySide(*_camera);
 
-        if (displayOverlays) {
-            applicationOverlay.displayOverlayTextureOculus(*_camera);
-        }
+        applicationOverlay.displayOverlayTextureOculus(*_camera);
     }
 
     //Wait till time-warp to reduce latency
@@ -467,7 +464,8 @@ QSize OculusManager::getRenderTargetSize() {
 #endif
 }
 
-void OculusManager::renderLaserPointer() {
+//Renders sixense laser pointers for UI selection in the oculus
+void OculusManager::renderLaserPointers() {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBOVR
     const float PALM_TIP_ROD_RADIUS = 0.002f;
 
@@ -488,6 +486,7 @@ void OculusManager::renderLaserPointer() {
 #endif
 }
 
+//Gets the tip position for the laser pointer
 glm::vec3 OculusManager::getLaserPointerTipPosition(const PalmData* palm) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBOVR
     const ApplicationOverlay& applicationOverlay = Application::getInstance()->getApplicationOverlay();
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.h b/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.h
index 73ce6ef2d3..871e5d649a 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/devices/OculusManager.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     static QSize getRenderTargetSize();
 
     /// Renders a laser pointer for UI picking
-    static void renderLaserPointer();
+    static void renderLaserPointers();
     static glm::vec3 getLaserPointerTipPosition(const PalmData* palm);
     
 private:
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
index 6d8af6641f..6324ee03b0 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ApplicationOverlay.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ void ApplicationOverlay::displayOverlayTextureOculus(Camera& whichCamera) {
 
     MyAvatar* myAvatar = application->getAvatar();
    
+    //Render the sixense lasers
+    OculusManager::renderLaserPointers();
+
     glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
    
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);