diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index d6bc22cc0..1d1ebf6b6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ void NpcAnimation::updateParts(bool forceupdate)
             addOrReplaceIndividualPart(part, -1,1, "meshes\\"+bodypart->mModel);
     }
 
+    showWeapons(mShowWeapons);
 }
 
 NifOgre::ObjectList NpcAnimation::insertBoundedPart(const std::string &model, int group, const std::string &bonename)