diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
index f291df973b..86117fc194 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Animation.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			this.paused = paused;
 		}
 
-		public int CurrentFrame { get { return backwards ? CurrentSequence.Start + CurrentSequence.Length - frame - 1 : frame; } }
+		public int CurrentFrame { get { return backwards ? CurrentSequence.Length - frame - 1 : frame; } }
 		public Sprite Image { get { return CurrentSequence.GetSprite(CurrentFrame, facingFunc()); } }
 
 		public IRenderable[] Render(WPos pos, WVec offset, int zOffset, PaletteReference palette, float scale)