diff --git a/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js b/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js
index 5283a969ffe3ed9f2aefd24e7e621cb5fa1b7254..5a43e62daf3e05b3ef76e9372695eaab3c79b9a6 100644
--- a/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js
+++ b/js/threeViews/ThreeView.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ThreeView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     _setControlsEnabled: function(){
         var state = this.appState.get("deleteMode") || this.appState.get("shift") || this.appState.get("extrudeMode");
-        this.controls.enabled = !state;
+        this.controls.noRotate = state;
     },
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////