diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
index 4ed1ca38dc..14f12b5d1b 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXReader.cpp
@@ -1481,6 +1481,11 @@ FBXGeometry* FBXReader::extractFBXGeometry(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QS
     }
     while (!remainingModels.isEmpty()) {
         QString first = *remainingModels.constBegin();
+        foreach (const QString& id, remainingModels) {
+            if (id < first) {
+                first = id;
+            }
+        }
         QString topID = getTopModelID(_connectionParentMap, models, first, url);
         appendModelIDs(_connectionParentMap.value(topID), _connectionChildMap, models, remainingModels, modelIDs, true);
     }