diff --git a/b3d.lua b/b3d.lua
index b15a261..4e3f61f 100644
--- a/b3d.lua
+++ b/b3d.lua
@@ -346,13 +346,25 @@ function get_animated_bone_properties(self, keyframe, interpolate)
 	local bone_properties = {}
 	local function get_props(node, parent_bone_name)
 		local properties = {parent_bone_name = parent_bone_name}
-		if node.keys and next(node.keys) ~= nil then
-			properties = modlib.table.add_all(properties, get_frame_values(node.keys))
+
+		if keyframe > 0 and node.keys and next(node.keys) ~= nil then
+			modlib.table.add_all(properties, get_frame_values(node.keys))
 		end
-		for _, property in pairs{"position", "rotation", "scale"} do
-			properties[property] = properties[property] or modlib.table.copy(node[property])
+
+		if not properties.position then -- animation not present, fall back to node position
+			properties.position = modlib.table.copy(node.position)
 		end
-		properties.rotation = modlib.quaternion.compose(node.rotation, properties.rotation)
+
+		if properties.rotation then -- animation is relative to node rotation
+			properties.rotation = modlib.quaternion.compose(node.rotation, properties.rotation)
+		else
+			properties.rotation = modlib.table.copy(node.rotation)
+		end
+
+		if not properties.scale then -- animation not present, fall back to node scale
+			properties.scale = modlib.table.copy(node.scale)
+		end
+
 		if node.bone then
 			properties.bone_name = node.name
 			table.insert(bone_properties, properties)
@@ -366,4 +378,4 @@ function get_animated_bone_properties(self, keyframe, interpolate)
 end
 
 -- Export environment
-return _ENV
\ No newline at end of file
+return _ENV