diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
index c232755090..39dfff12b4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimation.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ void BGAnimation::LoadFromAniDir( CString sAniDir )
 		Command cmd;
 		cmd.Load( "PlayCommand,Init" );
 		this->RunCommandOnChildren( cmd );
+
+		if( !m_bGeneric )
+			PlayCommand( "On" );
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
index 83eddd7705..225fa46cab 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BGAnimationLayer.cpp
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ void BGAnimationLayer::LoadFromIni( const CString& sAniDir_, const IniKey& layer
 		for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ )
 			m_SubActors[i]->SetState( rand()%m_SubActors[i]->GetNumStates() );
 	}
-
-	if( !m_bGeneric )
-		PlayCommand( "On" );
 }
 
 void BGAnimationLayer::Update( float fDeltaTime )