diff --git a/Libraries/Animation/POPAnimationMixin.js b/Libraries/Animation/POPAnimationMixin.js
index 115e58a01..bf95f41bf 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animation/POPAnimationMixin.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animation/POPAnimationMixin.js
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ var POPAnimationMixin = {
       }
       doneCallback && doneCallback(finished);
     };
-    POPAnimation.addAnimation(nodeHandle, animID, cleanupWrapper);
+    // Hack to aviod race condition. This delay should be imperceptible:
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      POPAnimation.addAnimation(nodeHandle, animID, cleanupWrapper);
+    }, 10);
   },
 
   /**