diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index ccc2b44595..38a3cced0a 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ void Avatar::renderBody(RenderArgs* renderArgs, ViewFrustum* renderFrustum, floa
             getHead()->render(renderArgs, 1.0f, renderFrustum);
         }
 
-        if (renderArgs->_renderMode != RenderArgs::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE ||
-                !Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DisplayHandTargets)) {
+        if (renderArgs->_renderMode != RenderArgs::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE &&
+                Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DisplayHandTargets)) {
             getHand()->renderHandTargets(renderArgs, false);
         }
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 1deebad586..6ca0ec0820 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1232,8 +1232,8 @@ void MyAvatar::renderBody(RenderArgs* renderArgs, ViewFrustum* renderFrustum, fl
         getHead()->renderLookAts(renderArgs);
     }
 
-    if (renderArgs->_renderMode != RenderArgs::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE ||
-            !Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DisplayHandTargets)) {
+    if (renderArgs->_renderMode != RenderArgs::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE && 
+            Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DisplayHandTargets)) {
         getHand()->renderHandTargets(renderArgs, true);
     }
 }