diff --git a/Assets/MRTK/Providers/WindowsMixedReality/Shared/WindowsMixedRealityHandMeshProvider.cs b/Assets/MRTK/Providers/WindowsMixedReality/Shared/WindowsMixedRealityHandMeshProvider.cs
index 483a4d7e599..11916bcde64 100644
--- a/Assets/MRTK/Providers/WindowsMixedReality/Shared/WindowsMixedRealityHandMeshProvider.cs
+++ b/Assets/MRTK/Providers/WindowsMixedReality/Shared/WindowsMixedRealityHandMeshProvider.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ private void InitializeUVs(Vector3[] poseVertices)
             if (poseVertices.Length == 0)
             {
                 Debug.LogError("Loaded 0 vertices for poseVertices");
-                return System.Array.Empty<Vector2>();
+                handMeshUVsUnity = Array.Empty<Vector2>();
+                return;
             }
 
             float minY = poseVertices[0].y;