diff --git a/client/src/animations.utils.jsx b/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
index 05ca0e8a..8e2818c7 100644
--- a/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
+++ b/client/src/animations.utils.jsx
@@ -73,21 +73,6 @@ function getObjects(resolution, game, account) {
     };
 }
 
-function getSequence(resolution) {
-    if (!resolution.event) return [];
-    switch (resolution.stages) {
-    case 'AllStages': return ['START_SKILL', 'END_SKILL', 'POST_SKILL'];
-    case 'StartEnd': return ['START_SKILL', 'END_SKILL'];
-    case 'StartPost': return ['START_SKILL', 'POST_SKILL'];
-    case 'StartOnly': return ['START_SKILL'];
-    case 'EndPost': return ['END_SKILL', 'POST_SKILL'];
-    case 'EndOnly': return ['END_SKILL'];
-    case 'PostOnly': return ['POST_SKILL'];
-    case 'NoStages': return [];
-    default: return ['START_SKILL', 'END_SKILL', 'POST_SKILL'];
-    }
-}
-
 function getTime(stages) {
     let time = 0;
     if (stages.includes('START_SKILL') && stages.includes('END_SKILL')) {
@@ -212,7 +197,6 @@ module.exports = {
     getFocusTargets,
     getObjects,
     getTime,
-    getSequence,
     getText,
     isCbAnim,
 };
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index 972ea9d0..b09cb57c 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
             if (game.resolved.length !== currentGame.resolved.length) {
                 store.dispatch(actions.setAnimating(true));
                 store.dispatch(actions.setGameSkillInfo(null));
-
                 // stop fetching the game state til animations are done
                 const newRes = game.resolved.slice(currentGame.resolved.length);
                 return eachSeries(newRes, (r, cb) => {
+                    if (!r.event) return cb;
                     const timeout = animations.getTime(r.stages);
                     const anims = animations.getObjects(r, game, account);
                     const text = animations.getText(r);