diff --git a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CClientPed.cpp b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CClientPed.cpp
index bfb2cb271cf..58074ce0930 100644
--- a/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CClientPed.cpp
+++ b/Client/mods/deathmatch/logic/CClientPed.cpp
@@ -5788,11 +5788,11 @@ bool CClientPed::IsRunningAnimation()
     {
         CTask* pTask = m_pTaskManager->GetTask(TASK_PRIORITY_PRIMARY);
         if (pTask && pTask->GetTaskType() == TASK_SIMPLE_NAMED_ANIM)
-        {
             return true;
-        }
-        return false;
     }
+
+    // Short-lived partial anims end TASK_SIMPLE_NAMED_ANIM while loop/freezeLastFrame
+    // keeps the pose; fall back to cache (same as streamed-out peds).
     return (m_AnimationCache.bLoop || m_AnimationCache.bFreezeLastFrame) && m_pAnimationBlock;
 }