diff --git a/packages/spatial/src/physics/systems/PhysicsPreTransformSystem.ts b/packages/spatial/src/physics/systems/PhysicsPreTransformSystem.ts
index 00e139c75f..98f379f3dd 100644
--- a/packages/spatial/src/physics/systems/PhysicsPreTransformSystem.ts
+++ b/packages/spatial/src/physics/systems/PhysicsPreTransformSystem.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import { ECSState } from '@etherealengine/ecs/src/ECSState'
 import { getState } from '@etherealengine/hyperflux'
 
 import { Vector3_One, Vector3_Zero } from '../../common/constants/MathConstants'
-import { SceneComponent } from '../../renderer/components/SceneComponents'
 import { EntityTreeComponent, getAncestorWithComponent, iterateEntityNode } from '../../transform/components/EntityTree'
 import { TransformComponent } from '../../transform/components/TransformComponent'
 import { computeTransformMatrix, isDirty, TransformDirtyUpdateSystem } from '../../transform/systems/TransformSystem'
@@ -79,13 +78,13 @@ export const lerpTransformFromRigidbody = (entity: Entity, alpha: number) => {
 
   const transform = getComponent(entity, TransformComponent)
 
-  const sceneEntity = getAncestorWithComponent(entity, SceneComponent)
-  const sceneTransform = getComponent(sceneEntity, TransformComponent)
-  parentMatrixInverse.copy(sceneTransform.matrixWorld).invert()
+  const rigidBodyEntity = getAncestorWithComponent(entity, RigidBodyComponent)
+  const rigidBodyTransform = getComponent(rigidBodyEntity, TransformComponent)
+  parentMatrixInverse.copy(rigidBodyTransform.matrixWorld).invert()
   localMatrix.compose(position, rotation, Vector3_One).premultiply(parentMatrixInverse)
   localMatrix.decompose(position, rotation, scale)
   transform.matrix.compose(position, rotation, transform.scale)
-  transform.matrixWorld.multiplyMatrices(sceneTransform.matrixWorld, transform.matrix)
+  transform.matrixWorld.multiplyMatrices(rigidBodyTransform.matrixWorld, transform.matrix)
 
   /** set all children dirty deeply, but set this entity to clean */
   iterateEntityNode(entity, setDirty)