diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Render/WithLandingCraftAnimation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Render/WithLandingCraftAnimation.cs
index 740434f0f0..90733370ea 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Render/WithLandingCraftAnimation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Render/WithLandingCraftAnimation.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 	{
 		public readonly string[] OpenTerrainTypes = { "Clear" };
 		[SequenceReference] public readonly string OpenSequence = "open";
+		[SequenceReference] public readonly string CloseSequence = "close";
 		[SequenceReference] public readonly string UnloadSequence = "unload";
 
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithLandingCraftAnimation(init, this); }
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 
 		public bool ShouldBeOpen()
 		{
-			if (self.CenterPosition.Z > 0 || move.IsMoving)
+			if (move.IsMoving || self.CenterPosition.Z > 0)
 				return false;
 
 			return cargo.CurrentAdjacentCells.Any(c => self.World.Map.Contains(c)
@@ -65,11 +66,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 
 		void Close()
 		{
-			if (!open || !wsb.DefaultAnimation.HasSequence(info.OpenSequence))
+			if (!open || !wsb.DefaultAnimation.HasSequence(info.CloseSequence))
 				return;
 
 			open = false;
-			wsb.PlayCustomAnimationBackwards(self, info.OpenSequence, null);
+			wsb.PlayCustomAnimation(self, info.CloseSequence);
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences/ships.yaml b/mods/ra/sequences/ships.yaml
index 55f044559a..cf33f1393a 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences/ships.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences/ships.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ lst:
 		Start: 1
 		Length: 4
 		Tick: 150
+	close:
+		Frames: 4, 3, 2, 1
+		Length: 4
+		Tick: 150
 	unload:
 		Start: 4
 		ZOffset: -511