diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h
index f60634f33d..eb420039e6 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ public:
     void forceNodeShutdown();
     bool isShuttingDown() const { return _isShuttingDown; }
 
-    void incrementSequenceNumber();
+    void incrementSequenceNumber() { _sequenceNumber++; }
 
-    OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE getSequenceNumber();
+    OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE getSequenceNumber() const { return _sequenceNumber; }
     
 private slots:
     void sendThreadFinished();
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
index d8aebd0cdf..fab9be24d3 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ OctreeSendThread::OctreeSendThread(const SharedAssignmentPointer& myAssignment,
     _nodeUUID(node->getUUID()),
     _packetData(),
     _nodeMissingCount(0),
-    _isShuttingDown(false),
-    _sequenceNumber(0)
+    _isShuttingDown(false)
 {
     QString safeServerName("Octree");
     if (_myServer) {
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ int OctreeSendThread::handlePacketSend(OctreeQueryNode* nodeData, int& trueBytes
         trueBytesSent += nodeData->getPacketLength();
         truePacketsSent++;
         packetsSent++;
-        _sequenceNumber++;
+        nodeData->incrementSequenceNumber();
         nodeData->resetOctreePacket();
     }
 
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.h b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.h
index 9dcf266cd8..d8eed27802 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ private:
     
     int _nodeMissingCount;
     bool _isShuttingDown;
-
-    OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE _sequenceNumber;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_OctreeSendThread_h