diff --git a/src/aframe-streetmix-parsers.js b/src/aframe-streetmix-parsers.js
index 364fd32f0..d3dd28ba1 100644
--- a/src/aframe-streetmix-parsers.js
+++ b/src/aframe-streetmix-parsers.js
@@ -413,14 +413,13 @@ function createDriveLaneElement (variantList, positionX, segmentWidthInMeters, s
     const params = carParams[carType];
 
     const reusableObjectEl = document.createElement('a-entity');
-    reusableObjectEl.object3D.position.setX(positionX);
-    if (positionZ) {
-      reusableObjectEl.object3D.position.setZ(positionZ);
-    } else {
-      randomPosition(reusableObjectEl, 'z', streetLength, params['length']);
+
+    if (!positionZ) {
+      positionZ = randomPosition(reusableObjectEl, 'z', streetLength, params['length']);
     }
+    reusableObjectEl.setAttribute('position', `${positionX} 0 ${positionZ}`);
     reusableObjectEl.setAttribute('mixin', params['mixin']);
-    reusableObjectEl.object3D.rotation.set(0, THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(rotationY), 0);
+    reusableObjectEl.setAttribute('rotation', `0 ${rotationY} 0`);
 
     if (animated) {
       speed = 5; // meters per second
diff --git a/src/json-utils.js b/src/json-utils.js
index 9dfe52103..d9d41c280 100644
--- a/src/json-utils.js
+++ b/src/json-utils.js
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ function filterJSONstreet (removeProps, renameProps, streetJSON) {
   });
   // rename components
   for (var renameKey in renameProps) {
-    const reKey = new RegExp(`"${renameKey}":`);
-    stringJSON = stringJSON.replace(reKey, `"${renameProps[renameKey]}":`);
+    const reKey = new RegExp(`"${renameKey}":`, 'g');
+    stringJSON = stringJSON.replaceAll(reKey, `"${renameProps[renameKey]}":`);
   }
   return stringJSON;
 }
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ function getModifiedProperty (entity, componentName) {
     // skip properties, if they exists in element's mixin
     return null;
   }
-
   // If its single-property like position, rotation, etc
   if (isSingleProperty(defaultData)) {
     const defaultValue = defaultData.default;