diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonAnimation.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonAnimation.cs
index cb41615d7..f0f822a34 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonAnimation.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonAnimation.cs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 			if (BuildUtilities.IsInSkeletonAssetBuildPreProcessing)
 				return;
 #endif
+			state = null; // prevent applying leftover AnimationState
 			base.Initialize(overwrite, quiet);
 
 			if (!valid)