diff --git a/lib/network/modules/PhysicsEngine.js b/lib/network/modules/PhysicsEngine.js
index bd81ea94..319403b4 100644
--- a/lib/network/modules/PhysicsEngine.js
+++ b/lib/network/modules/PhysicsEngine.js
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ class PhysicsEngine extends PhysicsBase {
   physicsWorkerMessageHandler(event) {
     var msg = event.data;
     switch (msg.type) {
-      case 'positions':
+      case 'tickResults':
         this.stabilized = msg.data.stabilized;
+        this.stabilizationIterations = msg.data.stabilizationIterations;
         this._receivedPositions(msg.data.positions);
         break;
       case 'finalizeStabilization':
-        this.stabilizationIterations = msg.data.stabilizationIterations;
         this._finalizeStabilization();
         break;
       case 'emit':
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ class PhysicsEngine extends PhysicsBase {
     }
   }
 
+  _sendWorkerStabilized() {
+    if (this.physicsWorker) {
+      this.physicsWorker.postMessage({
+        type: 'stabilized'
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * trigger the stabilized event.
    * @private
@@ -403,6 +411,7 @@ class PhysicsEngine extends PhysicsBase {
         this.body.emitter.emit('stabilized', {iterations: amountOfIterations});
         this.startedStabilization = false;
         this.stabilizationIterations = 0;
+        this._sendWorkerStabilized();
       }, 0);
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/network/modules/PhysicsWorker.js b/lib/network/modules/PhysicsWorker.js
index dfc13a92..abaf26ee 100644
--- a/lib/network/modules/PhysicsWorker.js
+++ b/lib/network/modules/PhysicsWorker.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class PhysicsWorker extends PhysicsBase {
       nodeIds: [],
       edgeIds: []
     };
-    this.physicsTimeout = null;
     this.isWorker = true;
     this.emit = (event, data) => {this.postMessage({type: 'emit', data: {event: event, data: data}})};
   }
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class PhysicsWorker extends PhysicsBase {
       case 'physicsTick':
         this.processRemovals();
         this.physicsTick();
-        this.sendPositions();
+        this.sendTickResults();
         break;
       case 'updatePositions':
         this.receivePositions(msg.data);
@@ -44,6 +43,10 @@ class PhysicsWorker extends PhysicsBase {
       case 'setStabilized':
         this.stabilized = msg.data;
         break;
+      case 'stabilized':
+        this.startedStabilization = false;
+        this.stabilizationIterations = 0;
+        break;
       case 'initPhysicsData':
         console.debug('init physics data');
         this.initPhysicsData(msg.data);
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class PhysicsWorker extends PhysicsBase {
     }
   }
 
-  sendPositions() {
+  sendTickResults() {
     let nodeIndices = this.physicsBody.physicsNodeIndices;
     let positions = {};
     for (let i = 0; i < nodeIndices.length; i++) {
@@ -68,10 +71,11 @@ class PhysicsWorker extends PhysicsBase {
     }
 
     this.postMessage({
-      type: 'positions',
+      type: 'tickResults',
       data: {
         positions: positions,
-        stabilized: this.stabilized
+        stabilized: this.stabilized,
+        stabilizationIterations: this.stabilizationIterations
       }
     });
   }
@@ -254,12 +258,9 @@ class PhysicsWorker extends PhysicsBase {
   }
 
   _finalizeStabilization() {
-    this.sendPositions();
+    this.sendTickResults();
     this.postMessage({
-      type: 'finalizeStabilization',
-      data: {
-        stabilizationIterations: this.stabilizationIterations
-      }
+      type: 'finalizeStabilization'
     });
   }
 }