diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
index 9131358cac..769789ef6f 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarDataToAgent(const SharedNodePointer& node)
 
     // prepare to sort
     ViewFrustum cameraView = nodeData->getViewFrustum();
-    PrioritySortUtil::PriorityQueue<SortableAvatar> sortedAvatars(cameraView);
+    PrioritySortUtil::PriorityQueue<SortableAvatar> sortedAvatars(cameraView,
+            AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientSize,
+            AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientCenter,
+            AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientAge);
 
     // ignore or sort
     const AvatarSharedPointer& thisAvatar = nodeData->getAvatarSharedPointer();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index 6441415cb8..8a294182bd 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
     public:
         SortableAvatar() = delete;
         SortableAvatar(const AvatarSharedPointer& avatar) : _avatar(avatar) {}
-        glm::vec3 getPosition() const override { return _avatar->getPosition(); }
+        glm::vec3 getPosition() const override { return _avatar->getWorldPosition(); }
         float getRadius() const override { return std::static_pointer_cast<Avatar>(_avatar)->getBoundingRadius(); }
         uint64_t getTimestamp() const override { return std::static_pointer_cast<Avatar>(_avatar)->getLastRenderUpdateTime(); }
         const AvatarSharedPointer& getAvatar() const { return _avatar; }
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
 
     ViewFrustum cameraView;
     qApp->copyDisplayViewFrustum(cameraView);
-    PrioritySortUtil::PriorityQueue<SortableAvatar> sortedAvatars(cameraView);
+    PrioritySortUtil::PriorityQueue<SortableAvatar> sortedAvatars(cameraView,
+            AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientSize,
+            AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientCenter,
+            AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientAge);
 
     // sort
     auto avatarMap = getHashCopy();
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 786b7b6912..f68dce8d26 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ void RayToAvatarIntersectionResultFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, Ra
 
 const float AvatarData::OUT_OF_VIEW_PENALTY = -10.0f;
 
-float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientSize { 0.5f };
+float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientSize { 1.0f };
 float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientCenter { 0.25 };
 float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientAge { 1.0f };