diff --git a/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/IAnimated.java b/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/IAnimated.java
index 9504789fc6..f99ecfa4ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/IAnimated.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/IAnimated.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package thut.api.entity;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
@@ -37,19 +38,19 @@ public static class HeadInfo
         /** This is the current ticksExisted for the object being rendered.. */
         public int currentTick = 0;
         /**
-         * This is the ticksExisted before this render tick for the object
-         * being rendered
+         * This is the ticksExisted before this render tick for the object being
+         * rendered
          */
-        public int lastTick    = 0;
+        public int lastTick = 0;
 
-        public float yawCapMax   = 180;
-        public float yawCapMin   = -180;
+        public float yawCapMax = 180;
+        public float yawCapMin = -180;
         public float pitchCapMax = 40;
         public float pitchCapMin = -40;
 
-        public int yawAxis        = 1;
-        public int pitchAxis      = 0;
-        public int yawDirection   = 1;
+        public int yawAxis = 1;
+        public int pitchAxis = 0;
+        public int yawDirection = 1;
         public int pitchDirection = 1;
 
         public boolean fixed = false;
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ public static interface IAnimationHolder
         void setPendingAnimations(final List<Animation> list, final String name);
 
         /**
-         * Sets the last tick this animation was run. Can set to 0 to count
-         * this animation as cleared.
+         * Sets the last tick this animation was run. Can set to 0 to count this
+         * animation as cleared.
          *
          * @param animation
          * @param step
@@ -119,5 +120,7 @@ public static interface IAnimationHolder
 
         @Nonnull
         HeadInfo getHeadInfo();
+
+        void initAnimations(Map<String, List<Animation>> map, String _default);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/animation/CapabilityAnimation.java b/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/animation/CapabilityAnimation.java
index 54d1356f2a..e7eaf9b513 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/animation/CapabilityAnimation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thut/api/entity/animation/CapabilityAnimation.java
@@ -35,19 +35,23 @@ public static class DefaultImpl implements IAnimationHolder, ICapabilitySerializ
 
         List<Animation> keys = Lists.newArrayList();
 
-        String pending = "";
-        String playing = "";
+        public String _default = "idle";
+
+        String pending = _default;
+        String playing = _default;
 
         boolean fixed = false;
 
         HeadInfo head = new HeadInfo();
 
+        boolean init = false;
+
         @Override
         public void clean()
         {
-            this.pending = "";
-            this.playing = "";
-            this.playingList = DefaultImpl.EMPTY;
+            this.pending = _default;
+            this.playing = _default;
+            this.playingList = this.anims.getOrDefault(this.pending, DefaultImpl.EMPTY);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -62,6 +66,15 @@ public String getPendingAnimations()
             return this.pending;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void initAnimations(Map<String, List<Animation>> map, String _default)
+        {
+            if (init) return;
+            map.forEach((s, l) -> anims.computeIfAbsent(s, s2 -> Lists.newArrayList(l)));
+            this._default = _default;
+            init = true;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public List<Animation> getPlaying()
         {
diff --git a/src/main/java/thut/core/client/render/model/IModelRenderer.java b/src/main/java/thut/core/client/render/model/IModelRenderer.java
index de937a59c6..b7b767e781 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thut/core/client/render/model/IModelRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thut/core/client/render/model/IModelRenderer.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public interface IModelRenderer<T extends Entity>
     public static class Vector5
     {
         public Vector4 rotations;
-        public int     time;
+        public int time;
 
         public Vector5()
         {
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ default void setAnimation(final Entity entity, final float partialTick)
     {
         final IAnimationHolder holder = this.getAnimationHolder();
         final String phase = this.getAnimation(entity);
-        final List<Animation> anim = this.getAnimations(entity, phase);
-        if (holder != null && anim != null && !anim.isEmpty()) holder.setPendingAnimations(anim, phase);
+        if (holder != null)
+        {
+            final List<Animation> anim = this.getAnimations(entity, phase);
+            if (getAnimations() != null) holder.initAnimations(getAnimations(), IModelRenderer.DEFAULTPHASE);
+            if (anim != null && !anim.isEmpty()) holder.setPendingAnimations(anim, phase);
+        }
     }
 
     default List<Animation> getAnimations(final Entity entity, final String phase)