diff --git a/src/liberty/objects/CutsceneHead.cpp b/src/liberty/objects/CutsceneHead.cpp
index 1ef52036..ef9e991c 100644
--- a/src/liberty/objects/CutsceneHead.cpp
+++ b/src/liberty/objects/CutsceneHead.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ CCutsceneHead::PlayAnimation(const char *animName)
 		RwStreamSkip(stream, offset*2048);
 		if(RwStreamFindChunk(stream, rwID_HANIMANIMATION, nil, nil)){
 			anim = RpHAnimAnimationStreamRead(stream);
+			if (hier->interpolator->currentAnim) {
+				RpHAnimAnimationDestroy(hier->interpolator->currentAnim);
+				hier->interpolator->currentAnim = nil;
+			}
 			RpHAnimHierarchySetCurrentAnim(hier, anim);
 		}
 
diff --git a/vendor/librw/src/anim.cpp b/vendor/librw/src/anim.cpp
index 2003f1b3..cc4d7f2c 100644
--- a/vendor/librw/src/anim.cpp
+++ b/vendor/librw/src/anim.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ AnimInterpolator::setCurrentAnim(Animation *anim)
 {
 	int32 i;
 	AnimInterpolatorInfo *interpInfo = anim->interpInfo;
+	assert(this->currentAnim == nil);
 	this->currentAnim = anim;
 	this->currentTime = 0.0f;
 	int32 maxkf = this->maxInterpKeyFrameSize;