diff --git a/Modules/Player/Scripts/Player.cs b/Modules/Player/Scripts/Player.cs
index 7f334a7..93298ba 100644
--- a/Modules/Player/Scripts/Player.cs
+++ b/Modules/Player/Scripts/Player.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ namespace DungeonRoyale.Modules.Player.Scripts;
 public partial class Player : CharacterBody2D
 {
 	[Export] private float MovementSpeed { get; set; } = 200.0f;
-	private AnimatedSprite2D _animatedSprite;
+	private AnimatedSprite2D _animatedSprite = null!;
 	private Direction _currentDirection = Direction.South;
 
 	private const float DIRECTION_THRESHOLD = 0.1f;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ private void PlayIdleAnimation()
 		if (_animatedSprite.Animation == idleAnimation)
 			return;
 
-		PlayAnimation(idleAnimation);
+		PlayAnimation(idleAnimation, (_currentDirection == Direction.East));
 		_animatedSprite.SpeedScale = 1.0f;
 	}