diff --git a/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc b/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc
index 1eb7af1c4..bcd62a284 100644
--- a/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc
+++ b/src/netanim/model/animation-interface.cc
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ void AnimationInterface::StartAnimation ()
 void AnimationInterface::StopAnimation ()
 {
   NS_LOG_INFO ("Stopping Animation");
+  ResetAnimWriteCallback ();
   if (m_fHandle > 0) 
     {
       if (m_xml)