diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index 499e934ef5..bada9f8257 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -252,8 +252,13 @@ void ActorFrame::LoseFocus()
 
 void ActorFrame::PlayCommand( const CString &sCommandName )
 {
+	// HACK: Don't propogate Init.  It gets called once for every Actor when the 
+	// Actor is loaded, and we don't want to call it again.
 	Actor::PlayCommand( sCommandName );
 
+	if( sCommandName == "Init" )
+		return;
+
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ ) 
 	{
 		Actor* pActor = m_SubActors[i];