diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 91c9ec623d..1f6e25f386 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void Model::setScale(const glm::vec3& scale) {
     _scaledToFit = false;
 }
 
-const float METERS_PER_MILLIMETER = 0.01f; 
+const float METERS_PER_MILLIMETER = 0.01f;
 
 void Model::setScaleInternal(const glm::vec3& scale) {
     if (glm::distance(_scale, scale) > METERS_PER_MILLIMETER) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void Model::setScaleInternal(const glm::vec3& scale) {
         if (_scale.x == 0.0f || _scale.y == 0.0f || _scale.z == 0.0f) {
             assert(false);
         }
-        initJointTransforms();
+        simulate(0.0f, true);
     }
 }