diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
index 3b6922d0d1..7c25bbd6b2 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Head.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ void Head::simulate(float deltaTime, bool isMine, bool billboard) {
             _mouth3,
             _mouth4,
             _blendshapeCoefficients);
+    } else {
+        _saccade = glm::vec3();
     }
     
     if (!isMine) {