diff --git a/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.cpp b/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.cpp
index c8b0e186..4ea67006 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void idRenderModelGLTF::InitFromFile( const char* fileName, const idImportOption
 	auto nodes = data->NodeList();
 	assert( nodes.Num() );
 
-	//determine root node
+	// determine root node
 	if( !meshName[0] && data->MeshList().Num() )
 	{
 		gltfMesh* firstMesh = data->MeshList()[0];
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static bool GatherBoneInfo( gltfData* data, gltfAnimation* gltfAnim, idList<int,
 {
 	//Gather Bones;
 	bool boneLess = false;
-	int targetNode = lastMeshFromFile->rootID;
+	int targetNode = lastMeshFromFile->GetRootID();
 
 	auto skin = data->GetSkin( gltfAnim );
 	auto targets = data->GetAnimTargets( gltfAnim );
diff --git a/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.h b/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.h
index 2b3d966b..c6c7b772 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.h
+++ b/neo/renderer/Model_gltf.h
@@ -54,16 +54,24 @@ public:
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
-	static idFile_Memory* GetAnimBin( const idStr& animName, const ID_TIME_T sourceTimeStamp, const idImportOptions* options );
-	int rootID;
+	static idFile_Memory*		GetAnimBin( const idStr& animName, const ID_TIME_T sourceTimeStamp, const idImportOptions* options );
+
+	int							GetRootID() const
+	{
+		return rootID;
+	}
+
 private:
 	void ProcessNode_r( gltfNode* modelNode, const idMat4& parentTransform, const idMat4& globalTransform, gltfData* data );
 	void UpdateSurface( const struct renderEntity_s* ent, const idJointMat* entJoints, const idJointMat* entJointsInverted, modelSurface_t* surf, const modelSurface_t& sourceSurf );
 	void UpdateMd5Joints();
 
 	const idMD5Joint*			FindMD5Joint( const idStr& name ) const;
-	gltfData* data;
-	gltfNode* root;
+
+	gltfData*	data;
+	gltfNode*	root;
+	int			rootID;
+
 	bool fileExclusive;
 	bool hasAnimations;