diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index b81104067..b63de2f16 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Animation::~Animation()
 
 void Animation::createEntityList(Ogre::SceneNode *node, const std::string &model)
 {
-    mInsert = node->createChildSceneNode();
+    mInsert = node;
     assert(mInsert);
 
     mEntityList = NifOgre::Loader::createEntities(mInsert, model);
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void Animation::createEntityList(Ogre::SceneNode *node, const std::string &model
             if(data.isEmpty() || !Ogre::any_cast<bool>(data))
                 continue;
 
-            mAccumRoot = mInsert;
+            mAccumRoot = skelinst->getRootBone();
+            mAccumRoot->setManuallyControlled(true);
             mNonAccumRoot = skelinst->getBone(bone->getHandle());
 
             mStartPosition = mNonAccumRoot->getInitialPosition();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 165a6525c..60e524d28 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ protected:
     Ogre::SceneNode* mInsert;
     NifOgre::EntityList mEntityList;
     std::map<std::string,NifOgre::TextKeyMap> mTextKeys;
-    Ogre::Node *mAccumRoot;
+    Ogre::Bone *mAccumRoot;
     Ogre::Bone *mNonAccumRoot;
     Ogre::Vector3 mAccumulate;
     Ogre::Vector3 mStartPosition;