diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/ClientTraitsHandler.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/ClientTraitsHandler.cpp
index 3e188afbdf..bcbe5308c7 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/ClientTraitsHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/ClientTraitsHandler.cpp
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ int ClientTraitsHandler::sendChangedTraitsToMixer() {
 
             if (initialSend || *simpleIt == Updated) {
                 if (traitType == AvatarTraits::SkeletonModelURL) {
+                    bytesWritten += _owningAvatar->packTrait(traitType, *traitsPacketList);
+
                     // keep track of our skeleton version in case we get an override back
                     _currentSkeletonVersion = _currentTraitVersion;
                 }
-                bytesWritten += _owningAvatar->packTrait(traitType, *traitsPacketList);
             }
 
             ++simpleIt;