diff --git a/stepmania/src/Transition.cpp b/stepmania/src/Transition.cpp
index 664f9bb113..87cbcdae13 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Transition.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Transition.cpp
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ void Transition::Load( CString sBGAniDir )
 	if( IsADirectory(sBGAniDir) && sBGAniDir.Right(1) != "/" )
 		sBGAniDir += "/";
 
-	bool bWasLoaded = m_sprTransition.IsLoaded();
+	this->RemoveAllChildren();
+
 	m_sprTransition.Load( sBGAniDir );
 	m_sprTransition->PlayCommand( "On" );
+	this->AddChild( m_sprTransition );
 	m_fLengthSeconds = m_sprTransition->GetTweenTimeLeft();
 
-	if( !bWasLoaded )
-		this->AddChild( m_sprTransition );
-
 	m_State = waiting;
 
 	// load sound from file specified by ini, or use the first sound in the directory