diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp
index 91766ff128..9ef42fcbc9 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.cpp
@@ -773,18 +773,8 @@ void RenderableModel::render(const RenderData& data, RendererTasks&) {
         glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
     }
 
-    // Only render two pass if the model is in any way transparent
-    bool shouldRenderTwice = false;
-    const float o = opacity();
-    if ((o >= 0.f && o < 1.f) || _geometry->isTransparent()) {
-        setRenderBin(Renderable::RenderBin::PostDeferredTransparent);
-        shouldRenderTwice = true;
-    }
-    else {
-        setRenderBin(_originalRenderBin);
-    }
 
-    if (!shouldRenderTwice) {
+    if (!_shouldRenderTwice) {
         // Reset manual depth test
         _program->setUniform(
             _uniformCache.performManualDepthTest,
@@ -920,6 +910,17 @@ void RenderableModel::update(const UpdateData& data) {
         ghoul::opengl::updateUniformLocations(*_program, _uniformCache, UniformNames);
     }
 
+    // Only render two pass if the model is in any way transparent
+    const float o = opacity();
+    if ((o >= 0.f && o < 1.f) || _geometry->isTransparent()) {
+        setRenderBin(Renderable::RenderBin::PostDeferredTransparent);
+        _shouldRenderTwice = true;
+    }
+    else {
+        setRenderBin(_originalRenderBin);
+        _shouldRenderTwice = false;
+    }
+
     if (_geometry->hasAnimation() && !_animationStart.empty()) {
         double relativeTime;
         double now = data.time.j2000Seconds();
diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.h b/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.h
index 9f1d820ea3..be2203f466 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.h
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderablemodel.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ private:
     GLuint _framebuffer = 0;
     GLuint _quadVao = 0;
     GLuint _quadVbo = 0;
+    bool _shouldRenderTwice = false;
 
     // Opacity program
     ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject* _quadProgram = nullptr;