diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
index 4d2c738fd5..c76602b59e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Sprite::Sprite()
 	m_iCurState = 0;
 	m_fSecsIntoState = 0.0f;
 	m_bUsingCustomTexCoords = false;
-	m_bSkipNextUpdate = false;
+	m_bSkipNextUpdate = true;
 	m_EffectMode = EffectMode_Normal;
 	
 	m_fRememberedClipWidth = -1;
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ Sprite::Sprite( const Sprite &cpy ):
 		m_pTexture = NULL;
 }
 
+void Sprite::InitState()
+{
+	Actor::InitState();
+	m_iCurState = 0;
+	m_fSecsIntoState = 0.0f;
+	m_bSkipNextUpdate = true;
+}
+
 RageTextureID Sprite::SongBGTexture( RageTextureID ID )
 {
 	ID.bMipMaps = true;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Sprite.h b/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
index eaffdc321a..c1de45404e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Sprite.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public:
 	Sprite();
 	Sprite( const Sprite &cpy );
 	virtual ~Sprite();
+	
+	virtual void InitState();
 
 	void LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode );
 	virtual Sprite *Copy() const;