diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Cell.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Cell.cpp
index 01c86bf28..f8c93f5a8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/Cell.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/Cell.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,20 @@ void Cell::readAttack(ActorList& actorList)
         {
             DedicatedActor *actor = dedicatedActors[mapIndex];
             actor->attack = baseActor.attack;
+
+            // Set the correct drawState here if we've somehow we've missed a previous
+            // AnimFlags packet
+            if (actor->attack.type == mwmp::Attack::MELEE && actor->drawState != 1)
+            {
+                actor->drawState = 1;
+                actor->setAnimFlags();
+            }
+            else if (actor->attack.type == mwmp::Attack::MAGIC && actor->drawState != 2)
+            {
+                actor->drawState = 2;
+                actor->setAnimFlags();
+            }
+
             mwmp::Main::get().getMechanicsHelper()->processAttack(actor->attack, actor->getPtr());
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/MechanicsHelper.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/MechanicsHelper.cpp
index 4e98d4c7e..3269d7b3d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/MechanicsHelper.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/MechanicsHelper.cpp
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ void MechanicsHelper::processAttack(Attack attack, const MWWorld::Ptr& attacker)
         }
     }
 
-
     // Get the weapon used (if hand-to-hand, weapon = inv.end())
-    if (attackerStats.getDrawState() == MWMechanics::DrawState_Weapon)
+    if (attack.type == attack.MELEE)
     {
         MWWorld::Ptr weapon;