diff --git a/brainrender/render.py b/brainrender/render.py
index 8c4fffb9..79c1712e 100644
--- a/brainrender/render.py
+++ b/brainrender/render.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def _prepare_actor(self, actor):
 
                 if isinstance(actor._mesh, VedoVolume):
                     actor._mesh.permute_axes(2, 1, 0)
-                    actor._mesh.apply_transform(mtx)
+                    actor._mesh.apply_transform(mtx, True)
                     actor._mesh.transform = (
                         None  # otherwise it gets applied twice
                     )