diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index d92e57f19f..261ec6c5b5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         params.mModelName = model;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> parentNode;
         if (bonename.empty())
-            parentNode = mObjectRoot->asGroup();
+            parentNode = mInsert;
         else
         {
             NodeMap::iterator found = mNodeMap.find(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(bonename));