diff --git a/src/components/hand-controls2.js b/src/components/hand-controls2.js
index e8aca3e7c9f99d5517498ad63b9bc9f8e637c158..d21ca60d98775dc6d2a3450380a6649e9b463f9c 100644
--- a/src/components/hand-controls2.js
+++ b/src/components/hand-controls2.js
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent("hand-controls2", {
 
     const controlConfiguration = {
       hand: hand,
-      model: false
+      model: false,
+      orientationOffset: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }
     };
 
     if (hand !== prevData) {