diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs
index dce8bc22e..e94829428 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 				previousAnimations.Clear();
 
 				for (int layer = 0, n = animator.layerCount; layer < n; layer++) {
-					float layerWeight = animator.GetLayerWeight(layer);
+					float layerWeight = (layer == 0) ? 1 : animator.GetLayerWeight(layer);
 					if (layerWeight <= 0) continue;
 
 					AnimatorStateInfo nextStateInfo = animator.GetNextAnimatorStateInfo(layer);