diff --git a/src/extras/animation/AnimationHandler.js b/src/extras/animation/AnimationHandler.js
index c324db76f6c6bc78ca840227aa2e86fce1128b66..4780ad53b2415a557e7dd815d3639ce5d3869266 100644
--- a/src/extras/animation/AnimationHandler.js
+++ b/src/extras/animation/AnimationHandler.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ THREE.AnimationHandler = {
 
 	init: function ( data ) {
 
-		if ( data.initialized === true ) return;
+		if ( data.initialized === true ) return data;
 
 		// loop through all keys