diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 577edc229d..c28ccfcd51 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -289,42 +289,40 @@ void Application::paintGL() {
     glPushMatrix();  {
         glLoadIdentity();
     
-        // camera settings
-        if (OculusManager::isConnected()) {
-            _myAvatar.setDisplayingHead(false);            
-            _myCamera.setUpShift       (0.0f);
-            _myCamera.setDistance      (0.0f);
-            _myCamera.setTightness     (100.0f); 
-            _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getHeadPosition());
-            _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getBodyYaw() + _myAvatar.getHead().getYaw(),
-                                        -_myAvatar.getHead().getPitch(),
-                                        _myAvatar.getHead().getRoll());
-         
-        } else if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
+        if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_MIRROR) {
             _myCamera.setTightness     (100.0f); 
             _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getSpringyHeadPosition());
             _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getBodyYaw() - 180.0f,
                                         0.0f,
                                         0.0f);
-        } else {
-            if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_FIRST_PERSON) {
-                _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getSpringyHeadPosition());
-                _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadYaw(),
-                                            0.0f,
-                                            //-_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadPitch(),
-                                            0.0f);
-                //  Take a look at whether we are inside head, don't render it if so.
-                const float HEAD_RENDER_DISTANCE = 0.5;
-                glm::vec3 distanceToHead(_myCamera.getPosition() - _myAvatar.getSpringyHeadPosition());
-                if (glm::length(distanceToHead) < HEAD_RENDER_DISTANCE) { _myAvatar.setDisplayingHead(false); }
+        } else if (OculusManager::isConnected()) {
+            _myAvatar.setDisplayingHead(false);
+            _myCamera.setUpShift       (0.0f);
+            _myCamera.setDistance      (0.0f);
+            _myCamera.setTightness     (100.0f);
+            _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getHeadPosition());
+            _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadYaw(),
+                                        -_myAvatar.getHead().getPitch(),
+                                        _myAvatar.getHead().getRoll());
+        } else if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_FIRST_PERSON) {
+            _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getSpringyHeadPosition());
+            _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadYaw(),
+                                        0.0f,
+                                        //-_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadPitch(),
+                                        0.0f);
+            //  Take a look at whether we are inside head, don't render it if so.
+            const float HEAD_RENDER_DISTANCE = 0.5;
+            glm::vec3 distanceToHead(_myCamera.getPosition() - _myAvatar.getSpringyHeadPosition());
             
-            } else if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_THIRD_PERSON) {
-                _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getHeadPosition());
-                _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getBodyYaw(),
-                                            0.0f,
-                                            //-_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadPitch(),
-                                            0.0f);
+            if (glm::length(distanceToHead) < HEAD_RENDER_DISTANCE) {
+                _myAvatar.setDisplayingHead(false);
             }
+        } else if (_myCamera.getMode() == CAMERA_MODE_THIRD_PERSON) {
+            _myCamera.setTargetPosition(_myAvatar.getHeadPosition());
+            _myCamera.setTargetRotation(_myAvatar.getBodyYaw(),
+                                        0.0f,
+                                        //-_myAvatar.getAbsoluteHeadPitch(),
+                                        0.0f);
         }
                 
         // important...
@@ -1345,8 +1343,7 @@ void Application::updateAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     const float HORIZONTAL_PIXELS_PER_DEGREE = 2880.f / 45.f;
     const float VERTICAL_PIXELS_PER_DEGREE = 1800.f / 30.f;
     if (powf(measuredYawRate * measuredYawRate +
-             measuredPitchRate * measuredPitchRate, 0.5) > MIN_MOUSE_RATE)
-    {
+             measuredPitchRate * measuredPitchRate, 0.5) > MIN_MOUSE_RATE) {
         _headMouseX += measuredYawRate * HORIZONTAL_PIXELS_PER_DEGREE * deltaTime;
         _headMouseY -= measuredPitchRate * VERTICAL_PIXELS_PER_DEGREE * deltaTime;
     }
@@ -1358,7 +1355,7 @@ void Application::updateAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     if (OculusManager::isConnected()) {
         float yaw, pitch, roll;
         OculusManager::getEulerAngles(yaw, pitch, roll);
-        
+    
         _myAvatar.getHead().setYaw(-yaw);
         _myAvatar.getHead().setPitch(pitch);
         _myAvatar.getHead().setRoll(roll);
diff --git a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
index f371f2e322..efcdfeffbf 100644
--- a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ Avatar::Avatar(bool isMine) :
     // give the pointer to our head to inherited _headData variable from AvatarData
     _headData = &_head;
 
-
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_DRIVE_KEYS; i++) {
         _driveKeys[i] = false;
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/Avatar.h b/interface/src/Avatar.h
index eb7198173a..446d6cfe2e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Avatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/Avatar.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
     float getHeight() const { return _height; }
     
     AvatarMode getMode() const { return _mode; }
-    Head getHead() const { return _head; }
+    Head& getHead() { return _head; }
     
     void setMousePressed(bool pressed); 
     void render(bool lookingInMirror, glm::vec3 cameraPosition);
diff --git a/interface/src/Head.h b/interface/src/Head.h
index 5b45c6421c..6ea9218bbf 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.h
+++ b/interface/src/Head.h
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ public:
     float yawRate;
     float noise;
 
-private: 
+private:
+    // disallow copies of the Head, copy of owning Avatar is disallowed too
+    Head(const Head&);
+    Head& operator= (const Head&);
 
     bool        _returnHeadToCenter;
     float       _audioLoudness;
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 8924b5f937..3e3536c3a9 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ public:
     void setHeadData(HeadData* headData) { _headData = headData; }
     
 protected:
-    // privatize the copy constructor and assignment operator so they cannot be called
-    AvatarData(const AvatarData&);
-    AvatarData& operator= (const AvatarData&);
-
     glm::vec3 _position;
     glm::vec3 _handPosition;
     
@@ -137,6 +133,10 @@ protected:
     bool _wantDelta;
     
     HeadData* _headData;
+private:
+    // privatize the copy constructor and assignment operator so they cannot be called
+    AvatarData(const AvatarData&);
+    AvatarData& operator= (const AvatarData&);
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__AvatarData__) */
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
index 8c9e99e6d9..fb16fea00e 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/HeadData.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ protected:
     glm::vec3 _lookAtPosition;
     float _leanSideways;
     float _leanForward;
+private:
+    // privatize copy ctor and assignment operator so copies of this object cannot be made
+    HeadData(const HeadData&);
+    HeadData& operator= (const HeadData&);
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__HeadData__) */