diff --git a/src/game/player.rs b/src/game/player.rs
index bfaa9c6..eeba809 100644
--- a/src/game/player.rs
+++ b/src/game/player.rs
@@ -62,13 +62,16 @@ fn move_player(
         &Transform,
         &mut Player,
         &mut KinematicCharacterController,
+        &mut Sprite,
+        &mut PlayerAnimations,
     )>,
     mut camera_query: Query<&mut Transform, (With<Camera2d>, Without<Player>)>,
     phys: Query<&KinematicCharacterControllerOutput>,
     player_coords: Res<PlayerCoords>,
     time: Res<Time>,
 ) {
-    let (mut vel, p_transform, mut player, mut controller) = query.single_mut();
+    let (mut vel, p_transform, mut player, mut controller, mut sprite, mut anim_state) =
+        query.single_mut();
     let (mut cam_transform) = camera_query.single_mut();
     let (output) = phys.get_single();
     if player.move_cooldown.tick(time.delta()).finished() {
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ fn move_player(
         let mut move_x = 0;
         let mut move_y = 0;
         let mut jump = false;
-
+        let grounded = output.is_ok_and(|x| x.grounded);
         if kb_input.pressed(KeyCode::KeyA) {
             moved = true;
             move_x -= 1;
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ fn move_player(
             moved = true;
             move_x += 1;
         }
-        if kb_input.pressed(KeyCode::Space) && output.is_ok_and(|x| x.grounded) {
+        if kb_input.pressed(KeyCode::Space) && grounded {
             moved = true;
             move_y += 1;
         }
@@ -95,6 +98,13 @@ fn move_player(
 
         controller.translation = Some(Vec2::new(move_x as f32 * 6., 0. - 0.01));
         vel.linvel += Vec2::new(0., move_y as f32 * 3. * METER);
+
+        if moved && move_x != 0 && grounded {
+            *anim_state = PlayerAnimations::Walk;
+            sprite.flip_x = move_x == -1;
+        } else if !moved {
+            *anim_state = PlayerAnimations::Idle;
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/player/animation.rs b/src/game/player/animation.rs
index ffeb01b..3ad6565 100644
--- a/src/game/player/animation.rs
+++ b/src/game/player/animation.rs
@@ -6,21 +6,31 @@ use bevy::utils::HashMap;
 use std::hash::Hash;
 
 pub fn run_animations<Tag: Hash + Eq + Component>(
-    mut query: Query<(&Tag, &mut AnimationManager<Tag>, &mut TextureAtlas)>,
+    mut query: Query<(
+        &Tag,
+        &mut AnimationManager<Tag>,
+        &mut TextureAtlas,
+        &mut Handle<Image>,
+    )>,
     time: Res<Time>,
 ) {
-    for (tag, mut manager, mut atlas) in &mut query {
+    for (tag, mut manager, mut atlas, mut tex_handle) in &mut query {
         let anim = manager
             .animations
             .get_mut(tag)
             .expect("animations should exist for all tags!");
 
+        *tex_handle = anim.tex.clone_weak();
+        atlas.layout = anim.atlas_layout_handle.clone_weak();
+        if atlas.index > anim.max_index {
+            atlas.index = 0
+        }
+
         anim.frame_timer.tick(time.delta());
-        dbg!(&anim.frame_timer);
 
         if anim.frame_timer.just_finished() {
             dbg!(atlas.index);
-            if atlas.index == anim.max_index {
+            if atlas.index >= anim.max_index {
                 atlas.index = 0;
             } else {
                 atlas.index += 1;