diff --git a/src/ui/SpriteView.js b/src/ui/SpriteView.js
index 4033d19b..0c7f6601 100644
--- a/src/ui/SpriteView.js
+++ b/src/ui/SpriteView.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ var SpriteView = exports = Class("SpriteView", ImageView, function (logger, supr
     if (!this._opts.loop) {
       this.stopAnimation();
     } else {
-      this.startAnimation(this._opts.defaultAnimation);
+      this.startAnimation(this._opts.defaultAnimation, this._opts);
     }
   };