diff --git a/static/neko/neko.js b/static/neko/neko.js
index 05e7b34042f5400ed325b8590bc58d72ded29105..e70c4bc8e488aa984c1fe32af75f0e859c1d6d36 100644
--- a/static/neko/neko.js
+++ b/static/neko/neko.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
         setSprite("idle", 0);
         return;
     }
-    idleAnimationFrame += 1;
+    if (idleAnimation != null) idleAnimationFrame += 1;
   }
 
   function frame() {