diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
index cc6ba0176b..1fc8a2382b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ bool RenderableModelEntityItem::shouldBePhysical() const {
             return false;
         }
     }
-    return !isDead() && shapeType != SHAPE_TYPE_NONE && QUrl(_modelURL).isValid();
+    return !isDead() && shapeType != SHAPE_TYPE_NONE && !isLocalEntity() && QUrl(_modelURL).isValid();
 }
 
 int RenderableModelEntityItem::getJointParent(int index) const {
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index 424454f528..d137f84e16 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public:
     bool getDynamic() const;
     void setDynamic(bool value);
 
-    virtual bool shouldBePhysical() const { return !isDead() && getShapeType() != SHAPE_TYPE_NONE; }
+    virtual bool shouldBePhysical() const { return !isDead() && getShapeType() != SHAPE_TYPE_NONE && !isLocalEntity(); }
     bool isVisuallyReady() const { return _visuallyReady; }
 
     bool getLocked() const;