diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Eye.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Eye.java
index 9aae8bc67..e965d52a4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Eye.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/Eye.java
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ public class Eye extends Mob {
 
 		beam = null;
 		beamTarget = -1;
-		sprite.idle();
 	}
 
 	private static final String BEAM_TARGET     = "beamTarget";
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/EyeSprite.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/EyeSprite.java
index 46ee7811d..195645c83 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/EyeSprite.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/EyeSprite.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public class EyeSprite extends MobSprite {
 		super.onComplete( anim );
 		
 		if (anim == zap) {
+			idle();
 			if (Actor.findChar(zapPos) != null){
 				parent.add(new Beam.DeathRay(center(), Actor.findChar(zapPos).sprite.center()));
 			} else {