diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 6087a4493e..8cfeaf3327 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2446,8 +2446,6 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
         _myAvatar.simulate(deltaTime, NULL);
     }
     
-    _myAvatar.getHand().simulate(deltaTime, true);
-    
     if (!OculusManager::isConnected()) {        
         if (_lookingInMirror->isChecked()) {
             if (_myCamera.getMode() != CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 346d5ff7d5..065501f39a 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -741,6 +741,8 @@ void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime, Transmitter* transmitter) {
     _head.setScale(_scale);
     _head.setSkinColor(glm::vec3(SKIN_COLOR[0], SKIN_COLOR[1], SKIN_COLOR[2]));
     _head.simulate(deltaTime, isMyAvatar());
+    _hand.simulate(deltaTime, isMyAvatar());
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
index 7b74a1b7d8..bb941c9beb 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ void Hand::render(bool lookingInMirror) {
     calculateGeometry();
 
     if (_isRaveGloveActive) {
-        renderRaveGloveStage();
+        // Disable raveGloveStage while we work on the network glove features
+        // renderRaveGloveStage();
 
         if (_raveGloveInitialized) {
             updateRaveGloveEmitters(); // do this after calculateGeometry