diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureActor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
index cef8d7ef96..ec9611a3f4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #endregion
 
 using System.Linq;
-using OpenRA.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Move;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 {
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 			if (target == null || !target.IsInWorld || target.IsDead()) return NextActivity;
 			if (target.Owner == self.Owner) return NextActivity;
 
+			// Need to be next to building, TODO: stop capture when going away
+			var mobile = self.Trait<Mobile>();
+			var nearest = target.OccupiesSpace.NearestCellTo(mobile.toCell);
+			if ((nearest - mobile.toCell).LengthSquared > 2)
+				return Util.SequenceActivities(new MoveAdjacentTo(Target.FromActor(target)), this);
+
 			var capturable = target.TraitOrDefault<Capturable>();
 			if (capturable != null && capturable.CaptureInProgress && capturable.Captor.Owner.Stances[self.Owner] == Stance.Ally)
 				return NextActivity;
@@ -34,12 +40,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Activities
 			if (sellable != null && sellable.Selling)
 				return NextActivity;
 
-			var captures = self.TraitOrDefault<Captures>();
+			target.Trait<Capturable>().BeginCapture(target, self);
+
 			var capturesInfo = self.Info.Traits.Get<CapturesInfo>();
-			if (captures != null && Combat.IsInRange(self.CenterLocation, capturesInfo.Range, target))
-				target.Trait<Capturable>().BeginCapture(target, self);
-			else
-				return Util.SequenceActivities(self.Trait<Mobile>().MoveWithinRange(Target.FromActor(target), capturesInfo.Range), this);
 			if (capturesInfo != null && capturesInfo.wastedAfterwards)
 				self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => self.Destroy());
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Captures.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Captures.cs
index 67b5ab18d0..163452fdb0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Captures.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Captures.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 	class CapturesInfo : ITraitInfo
 	{
 		public string[] CaptureTypes = {"building"};
-		public int Range = 3;
 		public bool wastedAfterwards = true;
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Captures(init.self, this); }
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/TransformOnCapture.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/TransformOnCapture.cs
index 5bae4e32f0..4a15bf4570 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/TransformOnCapture.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/TransformOnCapture.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 	{
 		[ActorReference] public readonly string IntoActor = null;
 		public readonly int ForceHealthPercentage = 0;
+		public readonly bool SkipMakeAnims = true;
 
 		public virtual object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new TransformOnCapture(this); }
 	}
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			var facing = self.TraitOrDefault<IFacing>();
 			var transform = new Transform(self, Info.IntoActor) { ForceHealthPercentage = Info.ForceHealthPercentage };
 			if (facing != null) transform.Facing = facing.Facing;
-			transform.SkipMakeAnims = true;
+			transform.SkipMakeAnims = Info.SkipMakeAnims;
 			self.CancelActivity();
 			self.QueueActivity(transform);
 		}
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/civilian.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/civilian.yaml
index 7bac1ddc1f..1492c0f94b 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/civilian.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/civilian.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ V01:
 		Range: 10
 	TransformOnCapture:
 		IntoActor: v01.sniper
+		SkipMakeAnims: true
 	Capturable:
 		Type: civilianbuilding
 		CaptureCompleteTime: 0