diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
index 247a0ba14..fef9fa644 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ CreatureAnimation::CreatureAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
         setObjectRoot(model, false);
         setRenderProperties(mObjectRoot, RV_Actors, RQG_Main, RQG_Alpha);
 
-        addAnimSource(model);
         if((ref->mBase->mFlags&ESM::Creature::Bipedal))
             addAnimSource("meshes\\base_anim.nif");
+        addAnimSource(model);
     }
 }
 
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ CreatureWeaponAnimation::CreatureWeaponAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
         setObjectRoot(model, false);
         setRenderProperties(mObjectRoot, RV_Actors, RQG_Main, RQG_Alpha);
 
-        addAnimSource(model);
         if((ref->mBase->mFlags&ESM::Creature::Bipedal))
             addAnimSource("meshes\\base_anim.nif");
+        addAnimSource(model);
 
         mPtr.getClass().getInventoryStore(mPtr).setListener(this, mPtr);