diff --git a/apps/decoder.c b/apps/decoder.c
index 40ac02238ef680a1b6133d66258e515ad55f037b..0612c9b2a5a4f70799b07732b86cb3c901eea0b6 100644
--- a/apps/decoder.c
+++ b/apps/decoder.c
@@ -1509,6 +1509,24 @@ static ivas_error decodeG192(
             goto cleanup;
         }
 
+#ifdef FIX_I109_ORIENTATION_TRACKING
+      /* Reference rotation */
+      if ( arg.enableReferenceRotation )
+      {
+          IVAS_QUATERNION quaternion;
+          if ( ( error = HeadRotationFileReading( refRotReader, &quaternion ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+          {
+              fprintf( stderr, "\nError %s while reading reference rotation from %s\n", IVAS_DEC_GetErrorMessage( error ), HeadRotationFileReader_getFilePath( refRotReader ) );
+              goto cleanup;
+          }
+
+          if ( ( error = IVAS_DEC_FeedRefRotData( hIvasDec, quaternion ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+          {
+              fprintf( stderr, "\nIVAS_DEC_FeedRefRotData failed: %s\n", IVAS_DEC_GetErrorMessage( error ) );
+              goto cleanup;
+          }
+      }
+#endif
         /* Head-tracking input simulation */
         if ( arg.enableHeadRotation )
         {
@@ -1538,24 +1556,6 @@ static ivas_error decodeG192(
             }
         }
 
-#ifdef FIX_I109_ORIENTATION_TRACKING
-        /* Reference rotation */
-        if ( arg.enableReferenceRotation )
-        {
-            IVAS_QUATERNION quaternion;
-            if ( ( error = HeadRotationFileReading( refRotReader, &quaternion ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
-            {
-                fprintf( stderr, "\nError %s while reading reference rotation from %s\n", IVAS_DEC_GetErrorMessage( error ), HeadRotationFileReader_getFilePath( refRotReader ) );
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-
-            if ( ( error = IVAS_DEC_FeedRefRotData( hIvasDec, quaternion ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
-            {
-                fprintf( stderr, "\nIVAS_DEC_FeedRefRotData failed: %s\n", IVAS_DEC_GetErrorMessage( error ) );
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-        }
-#endif
         /* Run decoder for one frame (get rendered output) */
         if ( ( error = IVAS_DEC_GetSamples( hIvasDec, pcmBuf, &nOutSamples ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
         {
diff --git a/apps/renderer.c b/apps/renderer.c
index fa3a3d21ee8923b9c9d492418e97de0a4d49ba39..fef1e65eba16dc06052dd696e1c0f2ec1676ea02 100644
--- a/apps/renderer.c
+++ b/apps/renderer.c
@@ -942,6 +942,24 @@ int main(
         ObjectPositionBuffer mtdBuffer;
         IsmPositionProvider_getNextFrame( positionProvider, &mtdBuffer );
 
+#ifdef FIX_I109_ORIENTATION_TRACKING
+        /* Read from reference rotation trajectory file if specified */
+        if ( referenceRotReader != NULL )
+        {
+            IVAS_QUATERNION quaternion;
+            if ( HeadRotationFileReading( referenceRotReader, &quaternion ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+            {
+                fprintf( stderr, "Error in Head Rotation File Reading.\r\n" );
+                exit( -1 );
+            }
+            if ( IVAS_REND_SetReferenceRotation( hIvasRend, quaternion ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+            {
+                fprintf( stderr, "Error setting Reference Rotation.\r\n" );
+                exit( -1 );
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+
         /* Read from head rotation trajectory file if specified */
         if ( headRotReader != NULL )
         {
@@ -973,24 +991,6 @@ int main(
             }
         }
 
-#ifdef FIX_I109_ORIENTATION_TRACKING
-        /* Read from reference rotation trajectory file if specified */
-        if ( referenceRotReader != NULL )
-        {
-            IVAS_QUATERNION quaternion;
-            if ( HeadRotationFileReading( referenceRotReader, &quaternion ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
-            {
-                fprintf( stderr, "Error in Head Rotation File Reading.\r\n" );
-                exit( -1 );
-            }
-            if ( IVAS_REND_SetReferenceRotation( hIvasRend, quaternion ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
-            {
-                fprintf( stderr, "Error setting Reference Rotation.\r\n" );
-                exit( -1 );
-            }
-        }
-#endif
-
         for ( i = 0; i < args.inConfig.numMultiChannelBuses; ++i )
         {
             if ( ( error = IVAS_REND_GetInputNumChannels( hIvasRend, mcIds[i], &numChannels ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )