diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
index 10d30ad1ae..ede6dee5e3 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.cpp
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ bool OctreeQueryNode::shouldSuppressDuplicatePacket() {
 
 void OctreeQueryNode::init() {
     _myPacketType = getMyPacketType();
-    resetOctreePacket(true); // don't bump sequence
+    resetOctreePacket(); // don't bump sequence
 }
 
-void OctreeQueryNode::resetOctreePacket(bool lastWasSurpressed) {
+
+void OctreeQueryNode::resetOctreePacket() {
     // if shutting down, return immediately
     if (_isShuttingDown) {
         return;
@@ -196,15 +197,12 @@ void OctreeQueryNode::resetOctreePacket(bool lastWasSurpressed) {
     *flagsAt = flags;
     _octreePacketAt += sizeof(OCTREE_PACKET_FLAGS);
     _octreePacketAvailableBytes -= sizeof(OCTREE_PACKET_FLAGS);
-
+    
     // pack in sequence number
     OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE* sequenceAt = (OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE*)_octreePacketAt;
     *sequenceAt = _sequenceNumber;
     _octreePacketAt += sizeof(OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE);
     _octreePacketAvailableBytes -= sizeof(OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE);
-    if (!(lastWasSurpressed || _lastOctreePacketLength == (numBytesPacketHeader + OCTREE_PACKET_EXTRA_HEADERS_SIZE))) {
-        _sequenceNumber++;
-    }
 
     // pack in timestamp
     OCTREE_PACKET_SENT_TIME now = usecTimestampNow();
@@ -365,3 +363,6 @@ void OctreeQueryNode::dumpOutOfView() {
     }
 }
 
+void OctreeQueryNode::incrementSequenceNumber() {
+    _sequenceNumber++;
+}
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diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h
index 7b42208f16..1bb3a72a0c 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeQueryNode.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     void init(); // called after creation to set up some virtual items
     virtual PacketType getMyPacketType() const = 0;
 
-    void resetOctreePacket(bool lastWasSurpressed = false);  // resets octree packet to after "V" header
+    void resetOctreePacket();  // resets octree packet to after "V" header
 
     void writeToPacket(const unsigned char* buffer, unsigned int bytes); // writes to end of packet
 
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public:
     void nodeKilled();
     void forceNodeShutdown();
     bool isShuttingDown() const { return _isShuttingDown; }
+
+    void incrementSequenceNumber();
     
 private slots:
     void sendThreadFinished();
@@ -135,8 +137,9 @@ private:
     float _lastClientOctreeSizeScale;
     bool _lodChanged;
     bool _lodInitialized;
-    
+
     OCTREE_PACKET_SEQUENCE _sequenceNumber;
+
     quint64 _lastRootTimestamp;
     
     PacketType _myPacketType;
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
index d8a9f3d1ea..8d6803adac 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/octree/OctreeSendThread.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#include <QMutexLocker>
-
 #include <NodeList.h>
 #include <PacketHeaders.h>
 #include <PerfStat.h>
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ int OctreeSendThread::handlePacketSend(OctreeQueryNode* nodeData, int& trueBytes
     // obscure the packet and not send it. This allows the callers and upper level logic to not need to know about
     // this rate control savings.
     if (nodeData->shouldSuppressDuplicatePacket()) {
-        nodeData->resetOctreePacket(true); // we still need to reset it though!
+        nodeData->resetOctreePacket(); // we still need to reset it though!
         return packetsSent; // without sending...
     }
 
@@ -244,6 +242,7 @@ int OctreeSendThread::handlePacketSend(OctreeQueryNode* nodeData, int& trueBytes
         trueBytesSent += nodeData->getPacketLength();
         truePacketsSent++;
         packetsSent++;
+        nodeData->incrementSequenceNumber();
         nodeData->resetOctreePacket();
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/lookWithMouse.js b/examples/lookWithMouse.js
index 256a3ea67c..2fe12cce24 100644
--- a/examples/lookWithMouse.js
+++ b/examples/lookWithMouse.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-var alwaysLook = true; // if you want the mouse look to happen only when you click, change this to false
+var alwaysLook = false; // if you want the mouse look to happen only when you click, change this to false
 var isMouseDown = false;
 var lastX = 0;
 var lastY = 0;