diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
index acdcc4a8a2..17b4e6a87d 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.cpp
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ QList<EntityActionPointer> EntityItem::getActionsOfType(EntityActionType typeToG
 }
 
 void EntityItem::locationChanged() {
+    requiresRecalcBoxes();
     _dirtyFlags |= Simulation::DIRTY_TRANSFORM;
     EntityTreePointer tree = getTree();
     if (tree) {
@@ -1988,6 +1989,7 @@ void EntityItem::dimensionsChanged() {
 }
 
 void EntityItem::globalizeProperties(EntityItemProperties& properties, const QString& messageTemplate, const glm::vec3& offset) const {
+    // TODO -- combine this with convertLocationToScriptSemantics
     bool success;
     auto globalPosition = getPosition(success);
     if (success) {
diff --git a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
index 6f6094c99b..700160514c 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
+++ b/libraries/physics/src/EntityMotionState.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ PhysicsMotionType EntityMotionState::computePhysicsMotionType() const {
         return MOTION_TYPE_DYNAMIC;
     }
     if (_entity->isMovingRelativeToParent() ||
-        _entity->hasActions()  ||
+        _entity->hasActions() ||
         _entity->hasAncestorOfType(NestableType::Avatar)) {
         return MOTION_TYPE_KINEMATIC;
     }