diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 37ee116f40..11dad3fbd3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3323,6 +3323,13 @@ void Application::displaySide(Camera& theCamera, bool selfAvatarOnly, RenderArgs
         float originSphereRadius = 0.05f;
         DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>()->renderSphere(originSphereRadius, 15, 15, glm::vec4(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
         
+        
+        // render JS/scriptable overlays
+        {
+            PerformanceTimer perfTimer("3dOverlays");
+            _overlays.renderWorld(false);
+        }
+        
         // render models...
         if (DependencyManager::get<SceneScriptingInterface>()->shouldRenderEntities()) {
             PerformanceTimer perfTimer("entities");
@@ -3350,12 +3357,6 @@ void Application::displaySide(Camera& theCamera, bool selfAvatarOnly, RenderArgs
             }
         }
 
-        // render JS/scriptable overlays
-        {
-            PerformanceTimer perfTimer("3dOverlays");
-            _overlays.renderWorld(false);
-        }
-
         // render the ambient occlusion effect if enabled
         if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::AmbientOcclusion)) {
             PerformanceTimer perfTimer("ambientOcclusion");