diff --git a/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx b/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
index 68e53cad..a5c163c2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
@@ -59,11 +59,16 @@ class GameConstruct extends preact.Component {
             player,
         } = this.props;
 
-        const ko = construct.green_life.value === 0 ? 'ko' : '';
+        // construct green_life comes from game state and won't update during animations
+        // treat the construct as ko for the remainder of the anims if ko event occurs
+        const ko = construct.green_life.value === 0 || this.ko ? 'ko' : '';
         const koEvent = () => {
             if (resolution) {
                 const [type, variant] = resolution.event;
-                if (variant.construct === construct.id && type === 'Ko') return 'ko-transition';
+                if (variant.construct === construct.id && type === 'Ko') {
+                    this.ko = true;
+                    return 'ko-transition';
+                }
             }
             return '';
         };