diff --git a/Sources/Public/Animation/LottieAnimationLayer.swift b/Sources/Public/Animation/LottieAnimationLayer.swift
index 9ee90ff384..fd9958362e 100644
--- a/Sources/Public/Animation/LottieAnimationLayer.swift
+++ b/Sources/Public/Animation/LottieAnimationLayer.swift
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ public class LottieAnimationLayer: CALayer {
 
     if let oldAnimation = animationLayer {
       oldAnimation.removeFromSuperlayer()
+      rootAnimationLayer = nil
     }
 
     guard let animation = animation else {