diff --git a/src/components/video/index.ts b/src/components/video/index.ts
index 2278d4e5..e4847a3d 100644
--- a/src/components/video/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/video/index.ts
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ export class VideoConference extends BaseComponent {
       [participant.id]: {
         ...participants.value[participant.id],
         name: newParticipantName,
+        type: this.params.userType,
       },
     });
 
diff --git a/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.test.ts b/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.test.ts
index b3e987f5..e3168e03 100644
--- a/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.test.ts
@@ -22,17 +22,6 @@ describe('Presence3DManager', () => {
     localParticipant.publish(MOCK_LOCAL_PARTICIPANT);
   });
 
-  describe('constructor', () => {
-    test('should create a Presence3DManager instance', () => {
-      expect(presence3DManager).toBeInstanceOf(Presence3DManager);
-      expect(presence3DManager['room']).toBeDefined();
-      expect(presence3DManager['useStore']).toBeDefined();
-      expect(presence3DManager['participants3DObservers']).toEqual([]);
-      expect(presence3DManager['localParticipant']).toBe(MOCK_LOCAL_PARTICIPANT);
-      expect(presence3DManager['logger']).toBeDefined();
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('initializeParticipantsList', () => {
     test('should update the list of participants', () => {
       presence3DManager['unthrottledUpdatePresence3D'] = jest.fn();
@@ -276,7 +265,7 @@ describe('Presence3DManager', () => {
         id: '123',
       });
 
-      expect(presence3DManager['room'].presence.update).not.toBeCalled();
+      expect(presence3DManager['room'].presence.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
 
     test('should not update presence if participant is not local', () => {
@@ -289,7 +278,7 @@ describe('Presence3DManager', () => {
         id: '123',
       });
 
-      expect(presence3DManager['room'].presence.update).not.toBeCalled();
+      expect(presence3DManager['room'].presence.update).not.toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
 
     test('should update presence if participant is local', () => {
@@ -304,7 +293,9 @@ describe('Presence3DManager', () => {
 
       presence3DManager['unthrottledUpdatePresence3D'](modifiedLocalParticipant);
 
-      expect(presence3DManager['room'].presence.update).toBeCalledWith(modifiedLocalParticipant);
+      expect(presence3DManager['room'].presence.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        modifiedLocalParticipant,
+      );
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.ts b/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.ts
index 10b83229..7a214aa2 100644
--- a/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/presence-3d-manager/index.ts
@@ -27,16 +27,20 @@ export class Presence3DManager {
     const { localParticipant } = this.useStore(StoreType.GLOBAL);
 
     // have to set manually because useStore is binded to the 3d plugin that creates the service
-    localParticipant.subscribe((participant) => {
-      if (this.localParticipant) {
-        if (
-          this.localParticipant.name !== participant.name ||
-          this.localParticipant.avatar?.model3DUrl !== participant.avatar?.model3DUrl ||
-          this.localParticipant.slot !== participant.slot
-        ) {
-          this.unthrottledUpdatePresence3D({ ...participant });
-        }
-      }
+    localParticipant.subscribe((data) => {
+      this.room.presence.update(data);
+
+      const { participants } = this.useStore(StoreType.PRESENCE_3D);
+
+      const participant = {
+        ...participants.value.find((participant) => participant.id === data.id),
+        ...data,
+      };
+
+      participants.publish([
+        ...participants.value.filter((participant) => participant.id !== data.id),
+        participant,
+      ]);
 
       this.localParticipant = participant;
     });
@@ -118,9 +122,7 @@ export class Presence3DManager {
   };
 
   private unthrottledUpdatePresence3D = (data: Participant): void => {
-    if (!data || !data.id) {
-      return;
-    }
+    if (!data?.id) return;
 
     const { participants, hasJoined3D } = this.useStore(StoreType.PRESENCE_3D);