diff --git a/source/funkin/play/GameOverSubState.hx b/source/funkin/play/GameOverSubState.hx
index 137bf3905..732b22568 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/GameOverSubState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/GameOverSubState.hx
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class GameOverSubState extends MusicBeatSubState
             playJeffQuote();
             // Start music at lower volume
             startDeathMusic(0.2, false);
+            boyfriend.playAnimation('deathLoop' + animationSuffix);
           }
         default:
           // Start music at normal volume once the initial death animation finishes.