diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/MakeAnimation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/MakeAnimation.cs
index c69138387a..1eb0c0bd18 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/MakeAnimation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/MakeAnimation.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 
 		public override Activity Tick( Actor self )
 		{
+			if (self.IsDead())
+				return NextActivity;
+
 			if (started)
 			{
 				// Don't break the actor if someone has overriden the animation prematurely
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Transform.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Transform.cs
index 82d054af05..be5cee0329 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Transform.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/Transform.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 
 			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
 			{
+				if (self.IsDead())
+					return;
+
 				foreach (var nt in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyTransform>())
 					nt.OnTransform(self);