diff --git a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
index 33e5ce9f2..8bbb7deb8 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
@@ -421,33 +421,30 @@ public class Animation {
 
 			Color color = skeleton.slots.get(slotIndex).color;
 
-			if (time >= frames[frames.length - 5]) { // Time is after last frame.
+			float r, g, b, a;
+			if (time >= frames[frames.length - 5]) {
+				// Time is after last frame.
 				int i = frames.length - 1;
-				float r = frames[i - 3];
-				float g = frames[i - 2];
-				float b = frames[i - 1];
-				float a = frames[i];
-				if (alpha < 1)
-					color.add((r - color.r) * alpha, (g - color.g) * alpha, (b - color.b) * alpha, (a - color.a) * alpha);
-				else
-					color.set(r, g, b, a);
-				return;
+				r = frames[i - 3];
+				g = frames[i - 2];
+				b = frames[i - 1];
+				a = frames[i];
+			} else {
+				// Interpolate between the previous frame and the current frame.
+				int frameIndex = binarySearch(frames, time, 5);
+				float prevFrameR = frames[frameIndex - 4];
+				float prevFrameG = frames[frameIndex - 3];
+				float prevFrameB = frames[frameIndex - 2];
+				float prevFrameA = frames[frameIndex - 1];
+				float frameTime = frames[frameIndex];
+				float percent = MathUtils.clamp(1 - (time - frameTime) / (frames[frameIndex + PREV_FRAME_TIME] - frameTime), 0, 1);
+				percent = getCurvePercent(frameIndex / 5 - 1, percent);
+
+				r = prevFrameR + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_R] - prevFrameR) * percent;
+				g = prevFrameG + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_G] - prevFrameG) * percent;
+				b = prevFrameB + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_B] - prevFrameB) * percent;
+				a = prevFrameA + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_A] - prevFrameA) * percent;
 			}
-
-			// Interpolate between the previous frame and the current frame.
-			int frameIndex = binarySearch(frames, time, 5);
-			float prevFrameR = frames[frameIndex - 4];
-			float prevFrameG = frames[frameIndex - 3];
-			float prevFrameB = frames[frameIndex - 2];
-			float prevFrameA = frames[frameIndex - 1];
-			float frameTime = frames[frameIndex];
-			float percent = MathUtils.clamp(1 - (time - frameTime) / (frames[frameIndex + PREV_FRAME_TIME] - frameTime), 0, 1);
-			percent = getCurvePercent(frameIndex / 5 - 1, percent);
-
-			float r = prevFrameR + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_R] - prevFrameR) * percent;
-			float g = prevFrameG + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_G] - prevFrameG) * percent;
-			float b = prevFrameB + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_B] - prevFrameB) * percent;
-			float a = prevFrameA + (frames[frameIndex + FRAME_A] - prevFrameA) * percent;
 			if (alpha < 1)
 				color.add((r - color.r) * alpha, (g - color.g) * alpha, (b - color.b) * alpha, (a - color.a) * alpha);
 			else
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
index fbbaec960..95c60a2ae 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ public class SkeletonJson {
 	private Attachment readAttachment (Skin skin, String name, JsonValue map) {
 		float scale = this.scale;
 		name = map.getString("name", name);
+		String path = map.getString("path", name);
 
 		switch (AttachmentType.valueOf(map.getString("type", AttachmentType.region.name()))) {
 		case region:
-			RegionAttachment region = attachmentLoader.newRegionAttachment(skin, name, map.getString("path", name));
+			RegionAttachment region = attachmentLoader.newRegionAttachment(skin, name, path);
 			if (region == null) return null;
 			region.setX(map.getFloat("x", 0) * scale);
 			region.setY(map.getFloat("y", 0) * scale);
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ public class SkeletonJson {
 			return box;
 		}
 		case mesh: {
-			MeshAttachment mesh = attachmentLoader.newMeshAttachment(skin, name, map.getString("path", name));
+			MeshAttachment mesh = attachmentLoader.newMeshAttachment(skin, name, path);
 			if (mesh == null) return null;
 			float[] uvs = map.require("uvs").asFloatArray();
 			short[] triangles = map.require("triangles").asShortArray();
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ public class SkeletonJson {
 			return mesh;
 		}
 		case skinnedmesh: {
-			SkinnedMeshAttachment mesh = attachmentLoader.newSkinnedMeshAttachment(skin, name, map.getString("path", name));
+			SkinnedMeshAttachment mesh = attachmentLoader.newSkinnedMeshAttachment(skin, name, path);
 			if (mesh == null) return null;
 			float[] uvs = map.require("uvs").asFloatArray();
 			short[] triangles = map.require("triangles").asShortArray();
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java
index 67fbcc475..642be8428 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/AtlasAttachmentLoader.java
@@ -44,31 +44,30 @@ public class AtlasAttachmentLoader implements AttachmentLoader {
 	}
 
 	public RegionAttachment newRegionAttachment (Skin skin, String name, String path) {
-		RegionAttachment attachment = new RegionAttachment(name);
-		attachment.setPath(path);
 		AtlasRegion region = atlas.findRegion(path);
 		if (region == null)
-			throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + attachment + " (region attachment: " + name + ")");
+			throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + path + " (region attachment: " + name + ")");
+		RegionAttachment attachment = new RegionAttachment(name);
+		attachment.setPath(path);
 		attachment.setRegion(region);
 		return attachment;
 	}
 
 	public MeshAttachment newMeshAttachment (Skin skin, String name, String path) {
+		AtlasRegion region = atlas.findRegion(path);
+		if (region == null) throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + path + " (mesh attachment: " + name + ")");
 		MeshAttachment attachment = new MeshAttachment(name);
 		attachment.setPath(path);
-		AtlasRegion region = atlas.findRegion(path);
-		if (region == null)
-			throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + attachment + " (mesh attachment: " + name + ")");
 		attachment.setRegion(region);
 		return attachment;
 	}
 
 	public SkinnedMeshAttachment newSkinnedMeshAttachment (Skin skin, String name, String path) {
-		SkinnedMeshAttachment attachment = new SkinnedMeshAttachment(name);
-		attachment.setPath(path);
 		AtlasRegion region = atlas.findRegion(path);
 		if (region == null)
-			throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + attachment + " (skinned mesh attachment: " + name + ")");
+			throw new RuntimeException("Region not found in atlas: " + path + " (skinned mesh attachment: " + name + ")");
+		SkinnedMeshAttachment attachment = new SkinnedMeshAttachment(name);
+		attachment.setPath(path);
 		attachment.setRegion(region);
 		return attachment;
 	}