diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerOverlayBase.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerOverlayBase.java
index 9b43fbcd..f887a8ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerOverlayBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerOverlayBase.java
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ public abstract class LayerOverlayBase<T extends EntityLiving> implements LayerR
         return true;
     }
 
-    protected void renderOverlay(T entity, float move, float swing, float ticks, float age, float headYaw, float headPitch, float scale) {
+    @Override
+    public void doRenderLayer(T entity, float move, float swing, float ticks, float age, float headYaw, float headPitch, float scale) {
         ModelBase overlayModel = getOverlayModel();
 
         overlayModel.setModelAttributes(renderer.getMainModel());
         overlayModel.setLivingAnimations(entity, move, swing, ticks);
+        overlayModel.setRotationAngles(move, swing, age, headYaw, headPitch, scale, entity);
 
         renderer.bindTexture(getOverlayTexture());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerPonyStrayOverlay.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerPonyStrayOverlay.java
index cc809013..b58d5213 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerPonyStrayOverlay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/layer/LayerPonyStrayOverlay.java
@@ -11,19 +11,13 @@ public class LayerPonyStrayOverlay extends LayerOverlayBase<EntityStray> {
 
     public static final ResourceLocation STRAY_SKELETON_OVERLAY = new ResourceLocation("minelittlepony", "textures/entity/skeleton/stray_pony_overlay.png");
 
-    private final ModelSkeletonPony overlayModel;
+    private final ModelSkeletonPony overlayModel = new ModelSkeletonPony();
 
     public LayerPonyStrayOverlay(RenderLivingBase<?> render) {
         super(render);
-        overlayModel = new ModelSkeletonPony();
         overlayModel.init(0, 0.25F);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void doRenderLayer(EntityStray entity, float move, float swing, float ticks, float age, float headYaw, float headPitch, float scale) {
-        renderOverlay(entity, move, swing, ticks, age, headYaw, headPitch, scale);
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected ModelBase getOverlayModel() {
         return overlayModel;