diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index f8eb393f9e..cde3bef1ff 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ public:
     QUuid getTabletFrameID() const; // may be an entity or an overlay
 
     void setAvatarOverrideUrl(const QUrl& url, bool save);
+    void clearAvatarOverrideUrl() { _avatarOverrideUrl = QUrl(); _saveAvatarOverrideUrl = false; }
     QUrl getAvatarOverrideUrl() { return _avatarOverrideUrl; }
     bool getSaveAvatarOverrideUrl() { return _saveAvatarOverrideUrl; }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index c9e59ada23..706186685d 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void setupPreferences() {
 
     {
         auto getter = [=]()->QString { return myAvatar->getFullAvatarURLFromPreferences().toString(); };
-        auto setter = [=](const QString& value) { myAvatar->useFullAvatarURL(value, ""); };
+        auto setter = [=](const QString& value) { myAvatar->useFullAvatarURL(value, ""); qApp->clearAvatarOverrideUrl(); };
         auto preference = new AvatarPreference(AVATAR_BASICS, "Appearance", getter, setter);
         preferences->addPreference(preference);
     }