diff --git a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/helpers/v249/ObjectHelper.java b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/helpers/v249/ObjectHelper.java
index 676de65e7..7bf123b04 100644
--- a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/helpers/v249/ObjectHelper.java
+++ b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/helpers/v249/ObjectHelper.java
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public class ObjectHelper extends AbstractBlenderHelper {
 			float y = translation.y;
 			translation.y = translation.z;
 			translation.z = -y;
-			rotation.multLocal(this.upAxisRotationQuaternion);
+			rotation = this.upAxisRotationQuaternion.mult(rotation);
 		}
 		
 		//create the result