diff --git a/animation.cpp b/animation.cpp
index c6e6d2c..e98382c 100644
--- a/animation.cpp
+++ b/animation.cpp
@@ -89,21 +89,30 @@ namespace components {
     }
   }
 
-  bool Animation::next_frame() {
-    if(playing && current < frames) {
-      subframe += speed;
-      current = looped ? int(subframe) % frames : int(subframe);
-    } else if(toggled) {
-      playing = false;
+  void Animation::next_frame() {
+    subframe += speed;
+
+    if(looped) {
+      // it never ends so always do this
+      current = int(subframe) % frames;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    current = int(subframe);
+    playing = current < frames;
+
+    if(playing) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // not looped handle not_playing/playing/toggled
+    if(toggled) {
       current = frames - 1;
       subframe = float(frames - 1);
     } else {
-      playing = false;
       current = 0;
       subframe = 0.0f;
     }
-
-    return playing;
   }
 
   void Animation::step(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out, sf::IntRect& rect_out) {
@@ -111,7 +120,7 @@ namespace components {
     dbc::check(rect_out.size.y > 0, "step given rect_out with size.y <= 0, must be >");
     next_frame();
 
-    if(playing && !simple) {
+    if(!simple) {
       rect_out.position.x = (current % frames) * frame_width;
     }
 
@@ -121,7 +130,8 @@ namespace components {
   bool Animation::apply(sf::Transformable& target, sf::Vector2f pos) {
     sf::Vector2f scale{min_x, min_y};
 
-    if(next_frame()) {
+    if(playing) {
+      next_frame();
       tween(scale, pos);
       target.setPosition(pos);
 
@@ -137,23 +147,26 @@ namespace components {
     sf::IntRect rect{{0,0}, {frame_width, frame_height}};
     sf::Vector2f scale{min_x, min_y};
 
-    step(scale, pos, rect);
+    if(playing) {
+      step(scale, pos, rect);
 
-    sprite.setPosition(pos);
+      sprite.setPosition(pos);
 
-    if(scaled) {
-      sprite.setScale(scale);
+      if(scaled) {
+        sprite.setScale(scale);
+      }
+
+      sprite.setTextureRect(rect);
     }
 
-    sprite.setTextureRect(rect);
-
     return playing;
   }
 
   bool Animation::apply(sf::View& view_out, sf::Vector2f pos, sf::Vector2f size) {
     sf::Vector2f scale{min_x, min_y};
 
-    if(next_frame()) {
+    if(playing) {
+      next_frame();
       tween(scale, pos);
 
       view_out.setCenter(pos);
diff --git a/components.hpp b/components.hpp
index bcde96b..5f85c61 100644
--- a/components.hpp
+++ b/components.hpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace components {
 
     void lerp(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out);
     void tween(sf::Vector2f& scale_out, sf::Vector2f& pos_out);
-    bool next_frame();
+    void next_frame();
 
     void play();
     float twitching();