diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index bbd0110c11..d2dc116e15 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -728,21 +728,19 @@ void Avatar::simulateAttachments(float deltaTime) {
         glm::quat jointRotation;
         if (attachment.isSoft) {
             // soft attachments do not have transform offsets
-        //    model->setTranslation(getPosition());
-        //    model->setRotation(getOrientation() * Quaternions::Y_180);
             model->setTransformNoUpdateRenderItems(Transform(getOrientation() * Quaternions::Y_180, glm::vec3(1.0), getPosition()));
             model->simulate(deltaTime);
             model->updateRenderItems();
         } else {
             if (_skeletonModel->getJointPositionInWorldFrame(jointIndex, jointPosition) &&
                 _skeletonModel->getJointRotationInWorldFrame(jointIndex, jointRotation)) {
-                model->setTranslation(jointPosition + jointRotation * attachment.translation * getModelScale());
-                model->setRotation(jointRotation * attachment.rotation);
+                model->setTransformNoUpdateRenderItems(Transform(jointRotation * attachment.rotation, glm::vec3(1.0), jointPosition + jointRotation * attachment.translation * getModelScale()));
                 float scale = getModelScale() * attachment.scale;
                 model->setScaleToFit(true, model->getNaturalDimensions() * scale, true); // hack to force rescale
                 model->setSnapModelToCenter(false); // hack to force resnap
                 model->setSnapModelToCenter(true);
                 model->simulate(deltaTime);
+                model->updateRenderItems();
             }
         }
     }