diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLightEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLightEntityItem.cpp
index 8a84c167c5..819989d5ec 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLightEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLightEntityItem.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void RenderableLightEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
 #ifdef WANT_DEBUG
     Q_ASSERT(args->_batch);
     gpu::Batch& batch = *args->_batch;
-    batch.setModelTransform(getTransform());
+    batch.setModelTransform(getTransformToCenter());
     DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->renderWireSphere(batch, 0.5f, 15, 15, glm::vec4(color, 1.0f));
 #endif
 };