diff --git a/godot/animation/death.anim b/godot/animation/death.anim
index 11e57853aea56f8d34e790f6765a60ec5ec70f26..504cfaa2b7b3bfbf9bf67952729381aa0b5f323e 100644
Binary files a/godot/animation/death.anim and b/godot/animation/death.anim differ
diff --git a/godot/combat/CombatArena.gd b/godot/combat/CombatArena.gd
index d41153270a497d7064c39427d861367395a89131..f89062eece39091e4a6aed837226636cdfcdf456 100644
--- a/godot/combat/CombatArena.gd
+++ b/godot/combat/CombatArena.gd
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ func play_turn():
 	var battler : Battler = get_active_battler()
 	var targets : Array
 	var action : CombatAction
-	if battler.stats.health == 0:
+
+	while battler.stats.health == 0:
 		turn_queue.skip_turn()
-	
+		battler = get_active_battler()
+
 	battler.selected = true
 	var opponents : Array = get_targets()
 	if not opponents:
diff --git a/godot/combat/battlers/Battler.gd b/godot/combat/battlers/Battler.gd
index 9dcc5bc36ac35183b36d40a8090bf05312c11175..dd5a404b80a55e7af96af726a7a089a71eb68e28 100644
--- a/godot/combat/battlers/Battler.gd
+++ b/godot/combat/battlers/Battler.gd
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func take_damage(hit):
 func _on_health_depleted():
 	selectable = false
 	yield(skin.play_death(), "completed")
-	queue_free()
 
 func appear():
 	var offset_direction = 1.0 if party_member else -1.0