diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
index 14e792302..403fdbbfb 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
@@ -531,18 +531,16 @@ public class Animation {
 
 		public void apply (Skeleton skeleton, float lastTime, float time, Array<Event> events, float alpha) {
 			float[] frames = this.frames;
-			if (time < frames[0]) {
-				if (lastTime > time) apply(skeleton, lastTime, Integer.MAX_VALUE, null, 0);
-				return;
-			} else if (lastTime > time) //
-				lastTime = -1;
+			if (time < frames[0]) return; // Time is before first frame.
 
-			int frame = (time >= frames[frames.length - 1] ? frames.length : binarySearch(frames, time)) - 1;
-			if (frames[frame] < lastTime) return;
+			int frameIndex;
+			if (time >= frames[frames.length - 1]) // Time is after last frame.
+				frameIndex = frames.length - 1;
+			else
+				frameIndex = binarySearch(frames, time, 1) - 1;
 
-			String attachmentName = attachmentNames[frame];
-			skeleton.slots.get(slotIndex)
-				.setAttachment(attachmentName == null ? null : skeleton.getAttachment(slotIndex, attachmentName));
+			String attachmentName = attachmentNames[frameIndex];
+			skeleton.slots.get(slotIndex).attachmentName = attachmentName;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java
index 063c4efce..a0dcc8fe9 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public class Skeleton {
 		for (int i = 0, n = drawOrder.size; i < n; i++) {
 			Slot slot = drawOrder.get(i);
 			float[] vertices = null;
-			Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+			Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 			if (attachment instanceof RegionAttachment)
 				vertices = ((RegionAttachment)attachment).updateWorldVertices(slot, false);
 			else if (attachment instanceof MeshAttachment) //
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBounds.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBounds.java
index 7ff9d0f86..d7e951714 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBounds.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBounds.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class SkeletonBounds {
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < slotCount; i++) {
 			Slot slot = slots.get(i);
-			Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+			Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 			if (attachment instanceof BoundingBoxAttachment) {
 				BoundingBoxAttachment boundingBox = (BoundingBoxAttachment)attachment;
 				boundingBoxes.add(boundingBox);
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonMeshRenderer.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonMeshRenderer.java
index e6db7b114..b1cd887e5 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonMeshRenderer.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonMeshRenderer.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class SkeletonMeshRenderer extends SkeletonRenderer<PolygonSpriteBatch> {
 		Array<Slot> drawOrder = skeleton.drawOrder;
 		for (int i = 0, n = drawOrder.size; i < n; i++) {
 			Slot slot = drawOrder.get(i);
-			Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+			Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 			Texture texture = null;
 			if (attachment instanceof RegionAttachment) {
 				RegionAttachment region = (RegionAttachment)attachment;
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRenderer.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRenderer.java
index 5a4321727..0a2ac34c5 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRenderer.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRenderer.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class SkeletonRenderer<T extends Batch> {
 		Array<Slot> drawOrder = skeleton.drawOrder;
 		for (int i = 0, n = drawOrder.size; i < n; i++) {
 			Slot slot = drawOrder.get(i);
-			Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+			Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 			if (attachment instanceof RegionAttachment) {
 				RegionAttachment regionAttachment = (RegionAttachment)attachment;
 				float[] vertices = regionAttachment.updateWorldVertices(slot, premultipliedAlpha);
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRendererDebug.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRendererDebug.java
index 9aabd2662..cda014304 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRendererDebug.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonRendererDebug.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class SkeletonRendererDebug {
 			Array<Slot> slots = skeleton.getSlots();
 			for (int i = 0, n = slots.size; i < n; i++) {
 				Slot slot = slots.get(i);
-				Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+				Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 				if (attachment instanceof RegionAttachment) {
 					RegionAttachment regionAttachment = (RegionAttachment)attachment;
 					float[] vertices = regionAttachment.updateWorldVertices(slot, false);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class SkeletonRendererDebug {
 			Array<Slot> slots = skeleton.getSlots();
 			for (int i = 0, n = slots.size; i < n; i++) {
 				Slot slot = slots.get(i);
-				Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+				Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 				if (!(attachment instanceof MeshAttachment)) continue;
 				MeshAttachment mesh = (MeshAttachment)attachment;
 				mesh.updateWorldVertices(slot, false);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class SkeletonRendererDebug {
 			Array<Slot> slots = skeleton.getSlots();
 			for (int i = 0, n = slots.size; i < n; i++) {
 				Slot slot = slots.get(i);
-				Attachment attachment = slot.attachment;
+				Attachment attachment = slot.getAttachment();
 				if (!(attachment instanceof PathAttachment)) continue;
 				PathAttachment path = (PathAttachment)attachment;
 				int nn = path.getWorldVerticesLength();
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skin.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skin.java
index b42dff56f..39fc4af64 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skin.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skin.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class Skin {
 		for (Entry<Key, Attachment> entry : oldSkin.attachments.entries()) {
 			int slotIndex = entry.key.slotIndex;
 			Slot slot = skeleton.slots.get(slotIndex);
-			if (slot.attachment == entry.value) {
+			if (slot.getAttachment() == entry.value) {
 				Attachment attachment = getAttachment(slotIndex, entry.key.name);
 				if (attachment != null) slot.setAttachment(attachment);
 			}
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slot.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slot.java
index f93478018..6922c3569 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slot.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Slot.java
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@
 
 package com.esotericsoftware.spine;
 
-import com.esotericsoftware.spine.attachments.Attachment;
-
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.FloatArray;
+import com.esotericsoftware.spine.attachments.Attachment;
 
 public class Slot {
 	final SlotData data;
 	final Bone bone;
 	final Color color;
-	Attachment attachment;
+	private Attachment attachment;
 	private float attachmentTime;
 	private FloatArray attachmentVertices = new FloatArray();
+	String attachmentName;
 
 	public Slot (SlotData data, Bone bone) {
 		if (data == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("data cannot be null.");
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public class Slot {
 
 	/** @return May be null. */
 	public Attachment getAttachment () {
+		if (attachmentName != null) {
+			attachment = bone.skeleton.getAttachment(data.index, attachmentName);
+			attachmentName = null;
+		}
 		return attachment;
 	}